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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-act-2018-code-of-practice-on-artificial-intelligence-and-automated-decision-making-regulations-2026/introduction",
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  "legislation": "uksi/2026/425",
  "legislation_title": "The Data Protection Act 2018 (Code of Practice on Artificial Intelligence and Automated Decision-Making) Regulations 2026",
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  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "DATA PROTECTION\nMade 16th April 2026\nLaid before Parliament 21st April 2026\nComing into force 12th May 2026\nThe Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 124A(1) and (2) and section 124B(11) of the Data Protection Act 2018. In accordance with section 182(2) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Commissioner and such other persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "footnote",
      "label": "f1",
      "text": "2018 c. 12. Sections 124A and 124B were inserted by sections 92(2) and 93, respectively, of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18). Commissioner is defined in section 3(8) of the Data Protection Act 2018 as the Information Commissioner."
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2026/425/introduction",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T21:02:34.279500+00:00"
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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