After Brexit, New Models Needed for UK-EU Personal Data Exchange, Says UK EU Exit Agency

When the U.K. leaves the EU, new arrangements will be needed to govern the free flow of personal data between the two jurisdictions, said a paper from the British government's Department of Exiting the European Union Thursday. It said a new data exchange model "could build on the existing adequacy model, by providing sufficient stability for businesses, public authorities and individuals" and help regulators on both sides continue to cooperate and communicate. The department said regulatory cooperation between the two sides is important because the general data protection regulation, which will become effective in nine months (see 1708210030), will continue to apply to U.K. businesses and provide "greater ongoing certainty." The agency said the U.K., set to replace a 1998 data protection law, wants both sides to recognize each other's frameworks early on after the exit is complete and to ensure data flows with other countries "with existing EU adequacy decisions" can continue.