Open call for evidence

Data intermediaries

From:: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Published: 17 March 2025

Summary

This call for evidence is seeking information to inform policy design, promote trusted data access and sharing, and help manage potential harms from third-party data control.

This call for evidence is being held on another website.

This call for evidence closes at
11:59pm on 12 May 2025

Call for evidence description

Data Intermediaries is a term that refers to a range of organisations that facilitate data access and exchange on behalf of, or for the benefit of individuals.

While some data intermediary models are already operating, many remain theoretical. Through engagement with businesses, research organisations and other bodies, it has been highlighted that a range of barriers exist to the development of data intermediaries in the UK and the potential consumer, citizen and economic benefits different models could bring.

The government is committed to enhancing data access for businesses and individuals.

This call for evidence will consider:

the reasons for the limited exercise of some data subject rights, like data portability
the nature and scope of data intermediaries’ activities, and a proposed taxonomy
critical success factors for intermediaries reaching full potential, and potential barriers preventing their activities
risk factors associated with third-party exercise of data subject rights

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