UK Report September 2025

UK Report - Issue 141

03 September 2025

UK Report September 2025

Overview

Contents

COMMENTS

• Building bridges with the British, Irish and Islands DPA Network
• ICO on the fast track

LEAD STORIES

• DUAA data protection aspects in force by the end of this year
  Laura Linkomies reports on the steps DSIT and the ICO are taking to implement the law, and issue guidance.
• ICO fines 23andMe £2.31m – what have we learned?
  Taylor Wessing’s Mike Vallance looks at the ICO’s final conclusions on the DNA testing site 23andMe data breach and at key takeaways.

NEWS

• Common law legal culture drives two international DPA organisations

ANALYSIS

• Meeting the demands of overlapping regulatory requirements

LEGISLATION

• Half-baked no more: Reheated rules on cookies and consent
• New Act enhances enforcement and investigatory powers

MANAGEMENT

• Navigating the maze of DSARs in the EU and the UK

NEWS IN BRIEF

• Parliament investigates human rights in AI
  
• ICO welcomes Tribunal decision on TikTok case and says it is a ‘win for the public’
  
• New ICO guidance on how to issue documents
  
• Online Safety Act: Child safety strengthened
  
• ICO issues annual report