Regulation & Policy Editor · London

Siobhan Clarke

Siobhan writes about the rules: data protection, competition and the slowly accreting body of AI policy in Westminster, Brussels and Washington. A former legal-affairs reporter, she specialises in translating consultations and commencement orders into what a business must do, by when, and what happens if it does not.

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Regulation & Policy

UK Data Act rollout: what businesses must check now

Most data-protection changes took effect in February 2026; the regulator’s restructuring followed in September. Businesses must distinguish commencement dates from earlier forecasts.

By Siobhan Clarke · 15 Oct 2026 · 6 min read