March 16, 2026 Council of the EU agrees position on EU AI Act streamli... The Council of the European Union has agreed its negotiating position on a proposal to simplify the implementation of the EU Artificial... Read more
March 2, 2026 Reddit fined record £14.47m by ICO for children’s pr... The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has fined US based social news service Reddit £14.5m for using the data of children under the... Read more
February 26, 2026 ICO wins Court of Appeal ruling on scope of security du... The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has won an important Court of Appeal ruling on the scope of security duty and definition of... Read more
February 23, 2026 European data protection bodies adopt a joint opinion o... The European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) have adopted a Joint Opinion on the Digital... Read more
February 17, 2026 Agentic AI: ICO signals opportunity but with renewed ex... The ICO’s new “tech futures: Agentic AI report” marks an important moment in the regulatory conversation around advanced AI systems. The... Read more
February 13, 2026 Data Use & Access Act - new complaints procedures -... ICO issues updated data protection complaints guidance in advance of DUAA June in force date. The ICO has published the final data... Read more
February 9, 2026 EU and Brazil adopt mutual adequacy decisions As most of you will be aware for data protection purposes, in order to transfer personal data out of the EU to a third country, an... Read more
February 6, 2026 The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025: key reforms in forc... The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) represents the UK’s most significant package of data protection and digital information reforms... Read more
February 4, 2026 The EU Digital Omnibus - streamlining the data, cyber, ... The European Commission has published its proposal for the simplification of the EU’s digital rulebook, see: Digital Omnibus Regulation... Read more
January 14, 2026 Amazon cleared for drone deliveries – What are the da... Amazon says it has received approval from the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) to begin limited parcel delivery flights using drones.... Read more
December 11, 2025 Clarity on the EU Data Act for DPOs A new targeted guidance document entitled “Data Act FAQ for DPOs” (the Guidance) created by the Confederation of European Data Protection... Read more
December 10, 2025 Stevens & Bolton and RFU tackle data subject access... Stevens & Bolton’s Commercial & Tech team recently teamed up with the Rugby Football Union (RFU) to deliver a national webinar for rugby... Read more