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The Data Protection (Fundamental Rights and Freedoms) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

The Statutory Instrument (SI) will amend references to 'fundamental rights and freedoms' in the UK's data protection legislation.

Documents

Explanatory memorandum sent to sift

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Details

This SI will amend the UK’s data protection legislation by amending ‘fundamental rights and freedoms’ so they refer to rights recognised under UK law, rather than retained EU law rights. 

These retained EU law rights will not be recognised in UK law after the end of December 2023 as a result of changes made by the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023.

  • Sent to sift on: 11 September 2023
  • Sifting status: Complete
  • Sifting decision: Lay as a Draft Affirmative SI
  • Laid before Parliament: 7 November 2023
  • Made: 18 December 2023
  • Coming into force: 31 December 2023
  • Subject: Data Protection

Updates to this page

Published 11 September 2023
Last updated 18 December 2023 + show all updates
  1. Made: 18 December 2023 replaced Laid before Parliament: 7 November 2023.

  2. The Data Protection Regulations 2023 were laid in Parliament and the sifting committee has decided that the SI be upgraded to Draft Affirmative. The page has been updated with the new SI and EM documents.

  3. First published.

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