DSIT consults on data transfers, AI and re-use of public sector data
The government announced yesterday, 15 July, three consultations to inform its future policy-development. The call for evidence on international data transfers seeks to find out stakeholder experience of the current system, and views on areas that would be most suitable for reform. For example, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) wants to find out whether “partial” adequacy would be helpful for more countries where “full” adequacy might not be possible, and which aspects of Transfer Risk Assessment are challenging for organisations.
The call for evidence, Data regulation in the age of AI and other data‑intensive technologies, seeks practical examples of how personal and non-personal data regulation interacts with AI and other data-intensive technologies. As AI creates larger and more diverse datasets, the government hopes to find out where “legal, technical, and governance arrangements could enable data use and re-use and manage potential harms”.
The third call for evidence seeks views on whether public bodies should charge above marginal costs for the re-use of public sector data.
See:
- GOV.UK - Data flows you can trust. This call for evidence closes at 12:01am on 9 September 2026.
- GOV.UK - Data regulation in the age of AI and other data‑intensive technologies. This call for evidence closes at 11:59pm on 9 September 2026.
- GOV.UK - The marginal cost restriction on public sector data re-use: call for evidence. This call for evidence closes at 11:59pm on 8 September 2026.