Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

Part 5 Chapter 1: Data protection amendments (pointers to the amended UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018) – Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 s.78: Section 78: Reasonable and proportionate searches for access requests (UK GDPR Article 15(1A))

Limits the right of access (UK GDPR, and Parts 3 and 4 of the 2018 Act) to what the controller can provide from a reasonable and proportionate search, with effect treated as from 1 January 2024.

Maintained by Gerard BlokdykVerified against the published standard 31 May 2026Control text last updated 21 May 2026

Other controls in Part 5 Chapter 1: Data protection amendments (pointers to the amended UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018) – Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

s.103 Section 103 and Schedule 10: Complaints by data subjects to controllers (2018 Act section 164A)
s.69 Section 69: Conditions for consent to law enforcement processing (2018 Act section 40A)
s.70 Section 70 and Schedule 4: Recognised legitimate interests and relevant international law (UK GDPR Article 6)
s.71 Section 71 and Schedule 5: Purpose limitation and further processing (UK GDPR Articles 5 and 8A)
s.73 Section 73: Elected representatives' processing after an election (2018 Act Schedule 1 paragraph 23)
s.75 Section 75: Reasons for refusing law enforcement requests and fee guidance (2018 Act section 53)
s.76 Section 76: Time limits for responding to data subjects' requests (UK GDPR Article 12A)
s.77 Section 77: Transparency exemption for research further processing and disproportionate effort (UK GDPR Articles 13 and 14)

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