UK Data Protection Reform: Key Updates from the Data (Use & Access) Act

Reform legislation can be hard to read, as most of the provisions make amendments to existing laws. To allow us to advise our clients, we have prepared three Keeling Schedules, which show how the Data (Use & Access) Act amends the UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018 and Privacy and Electronic Communications (EC Directive). We are now sharing these with you. Links to each document are at the bottom of this page.

Each of these Schedules sets out the provisions added and removed by the Act. To help you keep track, we’ve added a reference to the section of the Act that makes each amendment. 

Why are these called Keeling Schedules?

Usually, red-lines of this nature are provided by the Government. The first call for this type of document was made the MP Sir Edward Herbert Keeling in 1938. He has been remembered ever since in the terminology of Parliament. Formal Keeling Schedules (which are added to bills themselves) are rarely used, but the same name is used for explanatory documents issues by the relevant Department to allow MPs (and others) to understand what effects proposed changes will have.

We’ve tried to check them carefully, but there may well still be a few errors. If you spot errors, please let us know!  

These keeling schedules have been prepared by Ruth Boardman (Co-head of Bird & Bird’s Privacy & Data Protection Practice and Partner), Emma Drake (Partner), Alex Jameson (Senior Associate), Max Gross (Associate) and Stephenie Ong (Trainee Associate). Have any questions? Get in touch with our team or reach out to your usual Bird & Bird contact.