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Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

Information about the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 which received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025.

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
• Published: 27 June 2025

The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 reforms how the UK manages non-personal and personal data and aims to unlock the secure and effective use of data. This wide-ranging Act enables:

• the growth of digital verification services
• new Smart Data schemes like Open Banking
• a new National Underground Asset Register
• important changes to the UK’s data protection and privacy legislation

Documents about the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 can be found on the Parliament website. 

Documents

• Data (Use and Access) Act 2025: factsheets
  • 27 June 2025
  • Guidance
• Data (Use and Access) Act 2025: data protection and privacy changes
  • 27 June 2025
  • Guidance
• Data (Use and Access) Bill: factsheets
  • 24 October 2024
  • Guidance

Published 27 June 2025