United Kingdom: Privacy

If your organisation relies on email or text marketing to keep supporters engaged, you now have a helpful new option. The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) has extended the well‑known "soft opt‑in" rule to charities...

As we predicted in our Lewis Silkin's data, privacy & cyber team watch outs for 2026 "Children's data remains a global priority. There is a clear expectation that platforms popular with children will demonstrate end-to-end...

Further to our update here, several significant provisions of the UK's Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the "Act") that are relevant for employers came into force on February 5, 2026, with further measures scheduled for June 19, 2026. We summarize these below.

The UK government has launched its much-trailed consultation on UK children's digital wellbeing, covering social media age bans...

As we predicted in our Lewis Silkin's data, privacy & cyber team watch outs for 2026 "Children's data remains a global priority. There is a clear expectation that platforms popular with children will demonstrate end-to-end...

Further to our update here, several significant provisions of the UK's Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (the "Act") that are relevant for employers came into force on February 5, 2026, with further measures scheduled for June 19, 2026. We summarize these below.