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.86: Sections 67, 68, 86 and 87: Research definitions, broad consent and research safeguards (UK GDPR Chapter 8A)

What does s.86 require?

Defines scientific research (anything reasonably described as scientific, commercial or not, public health studies only in the public interest), historical research including genealogy and statistical purposes (aggregate non-personal output not used for decisions about individuals); treats consent to an area of scientific research as valid when purposes cannot be fully identified, the approach meets recognised ethical standards and partial consent is offered; and replaces Article 89 with Chapter 8A (Articles 84A to 84D): research, archiving and statistics processing only for collection, anonymisation, or where the purpose cannot otherwise be met, with safeguards excluding substantial damage or distress and decisions about individuals (except approved medical research) and requiring data minimisation measures such as pseudonymisation.

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