New Government, New Developments in Digital Law

Lexology August 1, 2024
Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner, LLP

In July 2024, the UK elected a new Labour government. With this new government comes new proposals for legislation, outlined in the King’s Speech on 17 July 2024, which opened the first session of the new parliament since the general election. Below, we outline the key legislative plans in the digital sector.

The Digital Information and Smart Data Bill

The UK data economy represents an estimated 6.9 per cent of the country’s GDP. In recent years, data-enabled UK service exports accounted for 85 per cent of total service exports and were estimated to be worth £259 billion. Given the enormous impact of data on the economy, it is no surprise that the UK’s new government has set out proposals for...

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