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Official TranscriptStatus: This is the original version (as it was originally made). This item of legislation is currently only available in its original format. STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2025 No. 1213 (C. 62) DATA The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2025 Made - - - - 19th November 2025 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 142(1) of...
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS 2025 No. 1213 (C. 62) DATA The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2025 Made - - - - 19th November 2025 The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 142(1) of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025(1).
Citation
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2025.
Commencement
2. In so far as not already in force(2), Part 2 of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (digital verification services), except sections 45 to 48, comes into force on 1st December 2025.
Ian Murray Minister of State Department for Science, Innovation and 19th November 2025 Technology
(1) 2025 c. 18.
(2) See section 142(2)(h) of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.Document Generated: 2025-11-21
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EXPLANATORY NOTE (This note is not part of the Regulations) These are the fourth commencement regulations made under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18) (“the Act”).
Regulation 2 brings into force most of Part 2 of the Act (digital verification services), which establishes a legislative structure for the provision of digital verification services in the United Kingdom, where those services apply to be registered on a government register. It does not bring into force sections 45 to 48 (which deal with public authorities sharing information with registered digital verification service providers).
An impact assessment has not been prepared for this instrument as a full impact assessment was published in relation to the provisions in the Data (Use and Access) Bill. Copies can be obtained from
the UK Government website at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/data-use-and-access- bill-supporting-documents or from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology at 22-26 Whitehall, London, SW1A 2EG, United Kingdom.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS (This note is not part of the Regulations) The following provisions of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18) have been brought into force, so far as they were not already in force (see section 142(2)(h) of that Act), by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations.
Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No.
Part 1 20th August 2025 2025/904
section 72 (partially) 20th August 2025 2025/904
section 74 20th August 2025 2025/904
section 79 5th September 2025 2025/996
section 84 20th August 2025 2025/904
section 88 5th September 2025 2025/996 sections 89 to 90 17th November 2025 2025/996 sections 91 to 93 20th August 2025 2025/904
section 95 20th August 2025 2025/904
section 102 20th August 2025 2025/904
section 104 20th August 2025 2025/904 sections 106 to 109 20th August 2025 2025/904
section 110 (partially) 20th August 2025 2025/904
section 111 20th August 2025 2025/904
section 113 20th August 2025 2025/904 2Document Generated: 2025-11-21
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Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No.
section 117 (partially) 20th August 2025 2025/904
section 124 30th September 2025 2025/982
section 125 20th August 2025 2025/904
section 129 20th August 2025 2025/904 sections 134 to 137 20th August 2025 2025/904 Schedule 11 (partially) 20th August 2025 2025/904 Schedule 14 20th August 2025 2025/904 3