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UK government welcomes the European Commission’s draft data adequacy decisions
The government welcomes the European Commission’s draft data adequacy decisions.
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Today’s draft decisions follow months of discussions and pave the way for continued free flow of data between the EU and the UK
The UK now urges the EU to fulfil its declared commitment to complete the technical approval process swiftly, so that we have final data adequacy decisions as soon as possible
This will provide certainty for businesses, enable continued cooperation between the UK and the EU, and will ensure law enforcement authorities can keep our citizens safe
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FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters, where Brexit talks are taking place, in Brussels, Belgium, December 24, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo
BRUSSELS (Reuters) - The European Commission said on Friday Britain’s data protection laws were in line with the European Union’s and that it would start a process to allow a continued flow of police and financial data from the EU to Britain for the next four years.
Financial data flows are important for businesses and police and intelligence services to be able to exchange records, even though EU data protection laws no longer bind Britain following its departure from the bloc last year.
The UK government has welcomed the European Commission’s draft data adequacy decisions and urges that they be swiftly adopted. Today’s draft decisions foll