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This blog is the continuation from Part 1 published last Tuesday.  In summary, the draft Adequacy Agreement (“the Agreement”) published by the Commission does not accurately describe the UK’s Data Protection regime and the impact of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (“DUAA”). This blog explores the error surrounding: Research International Transfers National Security- In Part 1 of the analysis, the blog considered errors relating to: Annex 1 – lawful basis Special category of personal data Annex 2 – incompatibility

The draft Adequacy Agreement (the “Agreement”) published by the European Commission last month contains seven basic errors of analysis which calls into question whether the Agreement accurately reflects the current state of UK data protection law.  This is important because the European Parliament is likely to OK this Agreement on the back of a very deficient analysis. This blog (and the next one) explores the main errors.  In summary, these errors involve: Annex 1 – lawful basis Special category of personal