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The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026

S.I. 2026/386 · Made 26 March 2026

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DATA PROTECTION

Made 26th March 2026

Coming into force in accordance with regulation 1

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 139(1) and (2) of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025f1.

A draft of this instrument has been laid before Parliament and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament in accordance with sections 139(5) and 140(2) and (4) of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2025 c. 18. See section 139(3) for the meaning of “provision made by an enactment”.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement, extent and interpretation
  2. 2Consequential amendments
  3. 3Transitional provision: first chair of the Information Commission
  4. Signature
  5. Schedule 1Commencement of amendments relating to certain provisions
  6. Schedule 2: Consequential amendment of primary legislation
  7. Part 1: Amendments to Acts of Parliament
  8. The Registration Service Act 1953
  9. 1Paragraph 1
  10. The Public Records Act 1958
  11. 2Paragraph 2
  12. The Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967
  13. 3Paragraph 3
  14. The Superannuation Act 1972
  15. 4Paragraph 4
  16. The Local Government Act 1974
  17. 5Paragraph 5
  18. The Consumer Credit Act 1974
  19. 6Paragraph 6
  20. The House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975
  21. 7Paragraph 7
  22. The Representation of the People Act 1983
  23. 8Paragraph 8
  24. The Tribunals and Inquiries Act 1992
  25. 9Paragraph 9
  26. The Health Service Commissioners Act 1993
  27. 10Paragraph 10
  28. The Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
  29. 11Paragraph 11
  30. The Freedom of Information Act 2000
  31. 12Paragraph 12
  32. The Statistics and Registration Service Act 2007
  33. 13Paragraph 13
  34. The Serious Crime Act 2007
  35. 14Paragraph 14
  36. The Regulatory Enforcement and Sanctions Act 2008
  37. 15Paragraph 15
  38. The Equality Act 2010
  39. 16Paragraph 16
  40. The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
  41. 17Paragraph 17
  42. The Local Audit and Accountability Act 2014
  43. 18Paragraph 18
  44. The Consumer Rights Act 2015
  45. 19Paragraph 19
  46. The Investigatory Powers Act 2016
  47. 20Paragraph 20
  48. The Digital Economy Act 2017
  49. 21Paragraph 21
  50. The Financial Guidance and Claims Act 2018
  51. 22Paragraph 22
  52. The Data Protection Act 2018
  53. 23Paragraph 23
  54. The Domestic Abuse Act 2021
  55. 24Paragraph 24
  56. The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022
  57. 25Paragraph 25
  58. The Online Safety Act 2023
  59. 26Paragraph 26
  60. The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024
  61. 27Paragraph 27
  62. The 2025 Act
  63. 28Paragraph 28
  64. Part 2: Amendments to Acts of the Scottish Parliament
  65. The Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000
  66. 29Paragraph 29
  67. The Scottish Public Services Ombudsman Act 2002
  68. 30Paragraph 30
  69. The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
  70. 31Paragraph 31
  71. The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Act 2020
  72. 32Paragraph 32
  73. Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Act 2025
  74. 33Paragraph 33
  75. Part 3: Amendments to Acts and Measures relating to Wales
  76. The Public Audit (Wales) Act 2004
  77. 34Paragraph 34
  78. The Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Act 2006
  79. 35Paragraph 35
  80. The Welsh Language (Wales) Measure 2011
  81. 36Paragraph 36
  82. The Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019
  83. 37Paragraph 37
  84. Part 4: Amendments to Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly
  85. The Commissioner for Older People Act (Northern Ireland) 2011
  86. 38Paragraph 38
  87. The Public Services Ombudsman Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
  88. 39Paragraph 39
  89. The Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016
  90. 40Paragraph 40
  91. Schedule 3: Consequential amendment of subordinate legislation and other instruments
  92. Part 1: Amendments to instruments made under Acts of Parliament
  93. The Act of Sederunt (Rules of the Court of Session 1994) 1994
  94. 1Paragraph 1
  95. The Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Disclosure of Confidential Information) Regulations 2001
  96. 2Paragraph 2
  97. The Audit and Accountability (Northern Ireland) Order 2003
  98. 3Paragraph 3
  99. The Commissioner for Children and Young People (Northern Ireland) Order 2003
  100. 4Paragraph 4
  101. The Enterprise Act 2002 (Part 8 Designated Enforcers: Criteria for Designation, Designation of Public Bodies as Designated Enforcers and Transitional Provisions) Order 2003
  102. 5Paragraph 5
  103. The PEC Regulations
  104. 6Paragraph 6
  105. The Freedom of Information (Time for Compliance with Request) Regulations 2004
  106. 7Paragraph 7
  107. The Environmental Information Regulations 2004
  108. 8Paragraph 8
  109. The Legislative and Regulatory Reform (Regulatory Functions) Order 2007
  110. 9Paragraph 9
  111. The Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008
  112. 10Paragraph 10
  113. The Tribunal Procedure (First-tier Tribunal) (General Regulatory Chamber) Rules 2009
  114. 11Paragraph 11
  115. The INSPIRE Regulations 2009
  116. 12Paragraph 12
  117. The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) Order 2010
  118. 13Paragraph 13
  119. The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources) Order 2010
  120. 14Paragraph 14
  121. The Communications Act 2003 (Disclosure of Information) Order 2014
  122. 15Paragraph 15
  123. The Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order 2014
  124. 16Paragraph 16
  125. The Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015
  126. 17Paragraph 17
  127. The Register of People with Significant Control Regulations 2016
  128. 18Paragraph 18
  129. The Electronic Identification and Trust Services for Electronic Transactions Regulations 2016
  130. 19Paragraph 19
  131. The Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) Order 2017
  132. 20Paragraph 20
  133. The Trade Union (Facility Time Publication Requirements) Regulations 2017
  134. 21Paragraph 21
  135. The Equality Act 2010 (Specific Duties and Public Authorities) Regulations 2017
  136. 22Paragraph 22
  137. The Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018
  138. 23Paragraph 23
  139. The Network and Information Systems Regulations 2018
  140. 24Paragraph 24
  141. The Passenger Name Record Data and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2018
  142. 25Paragraph 25
  143. The Network and Information Systems (Amendment and Transitional Provision etc.) Regulations 2020
  144. 26Paragraph 26
  145. The Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (References to Financial Investigators) (England and Wales and Northern Ireland) Order 2021
  146. 27Paragraph 27
  147. The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (Notifiable Acquisition) (Specification of Qualifying Entities) Regulations 2021
  148. 28Paragraph 28
  149. The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) (Wales) Regulations 2023
  150. 29Paragraph 29
  151. The Trade Union (Deduction of Union Subscriptions from Wages in the Public Sector) Regulations 2024
  152. 30Paragraph 30
  153. The Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies) Order 2025
  154. 31Paragraph 31
  155. The Government Resources and Accounts Act 2000 (Estimates and Accounts) Order 2025
  156. 32Paragraph 32
  157. The Scottish Parliament (Disqualification) Order 2025
  158. 33Paragraph 33
  159. The Senedd Cymru (Disqualification) Order 2025
  160. 34Paragraph 34
  161. Part 2: Amendments to instruments made under Acts of the Scottish Parliament
  162. The Disclosure (Persons engaged in the Investigation and Reporting of Crime or Sudden Deaths) (Scotland) Regulations 2011
  163. 35Paragraph 35
  164. The Charities (Disclosure of Information to Designated Bodies) (Scotland) Order 2020
  165. 36Paragraph 36
  166. Part 3: Amendments to instruments made under Northern Ireland legislation
  167. The Public Interest Disclosure (Prescribed Persons) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999
  168. 37Paragraph 37
  169. Part 4: Amendments to assimilated direct legislation
  170. Regulation (EU) No 1024/2012
  171. 38Paragraph 38
  172. Commission Regulation (EU) No 611/2013
  173. 39Paragraph 39
  174. The eIDAS Regulation
  175. 40Paragraph 40
  176. The UK GDPR
  177. 41Paragraph 41
  178. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/947
  179. 42Paragraph 42
  180. Explanatory note