UK government under pressure to prove data adequacy to EU
The UK government is coming under increasing pressure to convince Brussels regulators that the country’s data protection landscape is fit for EU personal data, amid wider concerns that UK surveillance practices compromise the security of EU standards.
On 13 October the UK’s upper chamber, the House of Lords, published a report on the future relationship between the UK and the EU in the business world, highlighting their worry that “there is a possibility that the Commission may not grant the UK a data adequacy decision,” for data transfers from the bloc after the Brexit transition period concludes at the end of the year.
“We call on the Government to push for the assessment to be concluded as soon as possible, to give businesses in the UK and EU legal certainty and time to prepare,” the Lords’ report added.
Source: UK government under pressure to prove data adequacy to EU – EURACTIV.com
