EU leaders are due to meet today (1700 GMT) for an emergency summit dedicated to Brexit at which it is rumoured that they will grant an extension to the UK’s departure from the EU. The infographic below sets out the possible Brexit options and what this might mean for UK data protection law.
Until we have some clear answers on what Brexit will look like and when it will happen, it’s hard to prepare but for many organisations, part of their business continuity planning will involve examining the available transfer instruments and the relevance of any changes to the Privacy Shield Framework. In a post Brexit scenario, we will be looking to the EU for a finding of adequacy but it remains to be seen as to where that will feature on the priority list given the vast impact of Brexit.
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Andrew Solomon
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