Lords to hold evidence session on data adequacy and its implications for UK-EU relations

The House of Lords European Affairs Committee, chaired by Lord Ricketts, will begin taking evidence on data adequacy and its implications for UK-EU relations on Tuesday 26 March.

Data adequacy allows the free flow of commercial and criminal investigation-related personal data from the EU to continue under the General Data Protection Regulation and the Law Enforcement Directive.

The Committee’s aim is to focus on how current UK-EU data adequacy arrangements are working in practice, including benefits and shortcomings, as well as the possible implications of any divergence in the respective data protection regimes of the UK and EU.

At 4pm the Committee will hear from:

• Eleonor Duhs, Partner and Head of Data & Privacy, Bates Wells LLP
• Joe Jones, Director of Research and Insights, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

The evidence session will be available to watch live or on demand on Parliamentlive TV or in person in Committee Room 2, Palace of Westminster.

Questions will focus on the following themes:

• An assessment of the existing adequacy arrangement underpinning data flows between the UK and the European Union
• Possible challenges to UK-EU data adequacy regime
• Implications of a no, or disrupted, UK-EU data adequacy scenario
• Lessons learned from other countries’ experiences with the adequacy system and engagement with the European Commission’s process.