The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2025
Source: legislation.gov.uk (2025-11-21)

These are the fourth commencement regulations made under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18) (“the Act”).

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 (\"#f00001\")).

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 (\"#f00002\")), 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 Technology

19th November 2025

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) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/18\") (“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 (\"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) (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/18\") 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.

ProvisionDate of CommencementS.I. No.Part 120th August 20252025/904 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/904\")section 72 (partially)20th August 20252025/904 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/904\")section 7420th August 20252025/904 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/904\")section 795th September 20252025/996 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/996\")section 8420th August 20252025/904 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/904\")section 885th September 20252025/996 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/996\")sections 89 to 9017th November 20252025/996 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/996\")sections 91 to 9320th August 20252025/904 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/904\")section 9520th August 20252025/904 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/904\")section 10220th August 20252025/904 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/904\")section 10420th August 20252025/904 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/904\")sections 106 to 10920th August 20252025/904 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/904\")section 110 (partially)20th August 20252025/904 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/904\")section 11120th August 20252025/904 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/904\")section 11320th August 20252025/904 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/904\")section 117 (partially)20th August 20252025/904 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/904\")section 12430th September 20252025/982 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/982\")section 12520th August 20252025/904 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/904\")section 12920th August 20252025/904 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/904\")sections 134 to 13720th August 20252025/904 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/904\")Schedule 11 (partially)20th August 20252025/904 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/904\")Schedule 1420th August 20252025/904 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/uksi/2025/904\")

(1)

2025 c. 18 (\"http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ukpga/2025/18\").

(2)

See section 142(2)(h) of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.