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Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, Schedule 7 (new UK GDPR Art 45B, the data protection test) (Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 c. 18, Sch 7)

The UK transfer test is now whether protection is 'not materially lower' than in the UK.

Dated 17 Oct 2026Source checked 17 Oct 2026Basis: primary text

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“For the purposes of Article 45A, the data protection test is met in relation to transfers of personal data to a third country or international organisation if the standard of the protection provided for data subjects with regard to general processing of personal data in the country or by the organisation is not materially lower than the standard of the protection provided for data subjects”
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