Security News > 2020 > February > UK's Brexit Transition Period: Keep Complying With GDPR

During the Brexit transition period, "It will be business as usual for data protection," which means mandatory compliance with the EU's General Data Protection Regulation remains in effect, the U.K. Information Commissioner's Office said in a Jan. 29 blog post.

What happens after the transition period is over? From a privacy standpoint, that remains the million-dollar - or rather, pounds-sterling - question, and "Depends on negotiations during the transition period," as noted in a Brexit FAQ issued by the ICO. Odds are good that after 2020, U.K. organizations will have to continue to comply with GDPR. Otherwise, they could be shut out of easy trading with the EU, leaving Britain at a competitive disadvantage.

"However, from the end of the transition period, GDPR transfer rules will apply to any data coming from the EEA into the U.K. You need to consider what GDPR safeguards you can put in place to ensure that data can continue to flow into the U.K.".

After the transition period, U.K. organizations that handle data may need a DPR for the EU, and vice versa for EU organizations that handle U.K. data.

The ICO says it will be following negotiations closely and updating all of its Brexit transition period guidance as the future of data privacy rules in Britain becomes clearer.

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