UK data protection law was previously governed by the GDPR and had been since it was introduced in 2018.
This ceased to have direct effect from January 1 but as the UK is committed to maintaining an equivalent data protection standard, the UK-GDPR will apply going forward. The Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) also remains in place with some technical amendments.
The UK-GDPR is essentially a duplicate of the GDPR, containing all of the same obligations and duties, but tailored specifically for the UK.
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