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Monday, February 22, 2021 On February 19 2021, the European Union Commission issued its draft adequacy decision for data flows between the European Union (EU) and United Kingdom (UK). Whilst widely expected, this draft decision will provide some assurance about the continuing free flow of data between the EU and UK although businesses should take heed of a few ongoing regulatory issues. Post-Brexit (the UK’s exit from the European Union): The UK largely adopted the EU GDPR as standalone UK law The UK became a “third country” for data flows from the EU Transitional provisions...

Juggling data silos, privacy and fraud Latest Blog Posts Related Content Covid-19 and the art and science of data visualisation CIO interview: David Walmsley, chief digital and omni-channel officer, Pandora Download Current Issue Among the uncomfortable truths about the government’s response to the pandemic is the fact that some people have and will continue to play the system. At the time it was introduced, the furlough scheme helped many people remain employed, when their workplace was forced to shut due to Covid-19. But it was open to misuse, with a number of businesses making fr...

On December 17, 2020, the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (‘ ICO’) published its Data Sharing Code of Practice (the ‘ Code’) following a public consultation which commenced in 2019. The Code focuses mainly on data sharing among data controllers who are subject to the GDPR and the UK Data Protection Act (‘DPA’) 2018. Data controllers falling within the scope of the ICO’s enforcement powers should take the Code into account when sharing personal data because it will help them comply with their data protection obligations. Due to the detailed way in which the Code covers dat...