New Legislation – relating to data processing, including consequential amendments to The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012 …

The following 1 new Statutory Instrument (SI) comes into force "when section 86 of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 comes fully into force":

New Legislation:

  • February 2026: SI 2025 No. 1331 - The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential and Other Amendments) Regulations 2025 (pdf) (link).

Notes:

  • Regulation 14 of the above SI 2025 No. 1331 makes consequential amendments to the following SI:
    - The Neighbourhood Planning (Referendums) Regulations 2012.
  • The "Explanatory Note" (link) at the end of the above SI 2025 No. 1331 includes the following information:
    - "These Regulations [SI 2025 No. 1331] make amendments which are consequential on provisions in the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18) ("the 2025 Act"). They also make related changes in relation to recordable offences.".
    - "Regulations 5 to 9, 12 to 15 and 18 [of SI 2025 No. 1331] update cross references in subordinate legislation to provisions of the UK GDPR and the [Data Protection Act 2018], as amended by the [Data (Use and Access) Act 2025], concerning the processing of personal data for scientific or historical research, archiving in the public interest or statistical purposes and required safeguards.".
  • Note: Regulation 2(3) of the above SI 2025 No. 1331 states that "Regulations 5 to 9, 12 to 15 and 18 [of SI 2025 No. 1331] come into force when section 86 of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 comes fully into force" (and it appears that section 86 has not yet come into force).
  • UPDATE: Section 86 of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 was brought into force on 05/02/2026 by SI 2026 No. 82 (link).

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