Recommendation 10

In the absence of international consensus on this issue, we recommend that the Government continues to take a pragmatic, outcomes -focused approach to data regulation with a view to supporting the UK’s trade to the greatest extent possible. Currently , we see this as best achieved via endeavouring to maintain data adequacy with the European Union, the UK’s largest trading partner. It should also, as far as possible, include maintaining arrangements like the data bridge with the US and other large partners. We recommend that the Government set out a coherent approach to data privacy and data governance in the forthcoming trade strategy.