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This article was published in September 2021 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. Quick answer. The UK government published proposals on 10 September 2021 to reform UK data protection law, using post‑Brexit freedom to set separate UK rules. The…
On 28 June 2021, the EU Commission found that the UK provides adequate protection for personal data, enabling personal to freely flow from the EU (and EEA) to the UK. Editorial note (April 2026): The EU adequacy decision for the UK was adopted on 28 June 2021 for a period of four years, expiring on…
Quick answer. From 27 June 2021 exporters of personal data from the EU to third countries could adopt the new EU Standard Contractual Clauses under Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/914. Existing contracts using the pre‑2021 SCCs had to transition to the new clauses by 27 December 2022. From 27 June 2021, organisations will be able…
Summary By the end of 2021, many corporate transactions in the communications, data infrastructure, artificial intelligence, satellite and space technologies sectors (and some others) will be subject to mandatory notification to, and national security review by, the UK government. Implementation timetable The National Security and Investment Act 2021 (“Act“) became part of UK law on…
This article was published in April 2021 and reflects the regulatory position at that time. For current guidance on this topic, contact Bratby Law or see our latest insights. On 27 April 2021, Ofcom announced the final results of the UK’s 2021 5G (700 MHz and 3.6-3.8 GHz bands) spectrum auction. The auction raised £1.379…
Regulation of voice call termination in UK
Gigabit fibre to the home in the UK: Ofcom finalises regulatory framework and Government announces funding package for the “last 20%” On 18 March 2021, Ofcom published the outcome of its Wholesale Fixed Telecoms Market Review (“WFTMR“). On 19 March 2021 the UK Government’s Department for Culture Media and Sport (“DCMS“) announced £5 billion of…
The European Commission has proposed a ‘digital compass’ to set its course for a digitally empowered Europe by 2030. The UK’s Department for Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) has also set out its top ten priorities for a technology driven future to ‘build back better’ following the Covid19 pandemic. European Digital Compass At a press…
EU progresses revised ePrivacy Regulation
On 24 November 2020, the UK Government started the legislative process for a new Telecoms (Security) law which will, when passed into law, provide statutory backing for their already announced policy objective to exclude Huawei (and potentially other ‘high risk vendors’) from the UK’s 5G (and other) networks on the grounds on national security. This…
In a notice published today, 18 November 2020, Ofcom specified that the days for receipt of applications to participate in the 2021 UK 5G spectrum auctions are between the times of 10:00 (UK time) on 3 December 2020 and 16:00 (UK time) on 4 December 2020. More detail on the upcoming auctions can be found in this earlier post. Subscribe below to…
Quick answer. The European Data Protection Board’s recommendations of 10 November 2020 set out a six‑step method for assessing whether personal data can be transferred outside the EU after Schrems II, together with examples of supplemental technical, contractual and organisational measures. In documents published last week, the EU provided some welcome clarity on how organisations…