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The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 - what you need to know
The Data (Use and Access) Act (DUA Act) finally became law in June after a lengthy Parliamentary journey and various iterations. The DUA Act updates the UK’s legislative landscape to facilitate effective data usage, including by amending the UK’s data protection laws. It also provides the legislative foundations for the introduction of “smart data” data sharing schemes in sectors across the economy, which have the potential to boost UK GDP by over £30 billion year, according to Government estimates.
In this podcast, Cindy Knott and Bryony Bacon discuss:
the scope of the DUA Act and what its…
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