The new Data (Use and Access) Bill amends the UK GDPR, the 2018 Data Protection Act and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations in many respects, not least of which are the bringing in of changes to individual rights, allowable reasons to process data, purpose limitation, legitimate interests, cookies, web scraping, deepfakes, and automated decision-making - to name just a few!
It also introduces access to smart data, digitisation of the Births and Deaths Register and an electronic National Asset Register.
The expert speaker will take you through the implications of the new Data (Use and Access) Bill and how this applies to your business.
This course will cover in detail:
- The clauses in the Bill at the time of the training (right up to date!)
- How the clauses amend the UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations
- A consideration of changes to the UK’s ‘adequacy’ finding by the EU due in June 2025
- Elements from the UK Data Protection & Digital Information Bill and the government consultation on reform that made it into the Bill - and those that did not, with reasons why
- The changes being discussed and the latest position
Benefits of attending
By attending this course you will:
- Get to grips with the clauses in the new Data (Use and Access) Bill
- Understand the implications of the new Bill in relation to UK GDPR
- Learn about the changes to lawful grounds for processing data
- Understand how the Bill introduces access to smart data
- Receive insights on how this Bill might affect your business and what steps you need to take now to be prepared for the changes
Certifications:
- CPD: 1.5 hours for your records
- Certificate of completion
Course Content
- The clauses in the Bill at the time of the training (right up to date!)- How the clauses amend the UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations
- A consideration of changes to the UK’s ‘adequacy’ finding by the EU due in June 2025
- Elements from the UK Data Protection & Digital Information Bill and the government consultation on reform that made it into the Bill - and those that did not, with reasons why
Course Provider
Mark Weston ,
Hill Dickinson LLPMark Weston is a partner at Hill Dickinson LLP where he is Head of Commercial Law (London), Information Technology Law and, Intellectual Property Law. Mark joined the firm in 2016 from Matthew Arnold & Baldwin LLP where for 12 years he was a partner and Head of the Commercial, Intellectual Property and Information Technology Group, before which he spent several years at Baker McKenzie. Mark’s practice covers both non-contentious and contentious matters in all areas of commercial law, intellectual property law, information technology law, Internet, digital and privacy/data law. He specialises in commercial and tech issues. He has extensive experience in-house, having been seconded in the past to Hewlett Packard and new technology companies. His practice covers all sorts of commercial areas (including distribution, agency, franchising, sales and marketing strategies, advice and documentation) as well as extensive IT niches including advising clients regarding hardware and software issues (including SaaS, cloud, development, licensing, maintenance and distribution), solutions for and methods of transacting on the Internet, electronic commerce including B2B, B2C and B2G, S-commerce and M-commerce, social media, strategies to minimise or maximise liability and carry out compliance audits, outsourcing, facilities management, procurement, company IT policies and data protection (privacy) issues. He also has experience in IT litigation (and different alternative dispute resolution techniques). Mark writes various books on his specialist topics and is an editor and contributor to several publications and articles and lectures at numerous commercial, IP and IT-related conferences and training programmes. Mark appears regularly on BBC1 (usually providing advice on-screen to BBC Watchdog) and also on Sky News as a legal commentator.
Who Should Attend
This course will be of special interest to:
- In-house lawyers
- Private practice lawyers
- Compliance officers
- Board members
- Marketing professionals
Plus anyone who uses or possesses personal data
