The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) grants the United Kingdom an ‘exceptional’ extension for data exchange with the EU. The UK is not yet ready with the new privacy legislation.
The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) has approved the opinion on the proposed six-month extension of the UK’s adequacy decisions, which expire at the end of June 2025. This would give the UK sufficient time to adopt the new data processing legislation, and the European Commission to verify if the rules comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).
Extension of 6 months
The EDPB has given its opinion on the proposed extension of the adequacy decisions for the UK, which expire on June 27, 2025. The Commission has proposed to extend these decisions by six months, giving the EU sufficient time to evaluate the UK’s renewed data protection framework once the UK parliament has approved its reforms.
“As the data protection reform in the UK is still pending in the British parliament, the EDPB recognizes the need for a technical and time-limited extension of the adequacy decisions until December 27, 2025. This will give the European Commission sufficient time to evaluate the UK’s updated legal framework once it has been adopted,” the EDPB writes in a statement.
According to the EDPB, this is an ‘exceptional situation’. The Committee emphasizes that this extension should not be further extended, given the ongoing legislative developments in the UK.