Lawyers and academics discuss EU data protection rules with Committee
1 March 2017
The EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee takes evidence from lawyers and academics on the EU data protection Directive and Regulation, the EU-US Privacy Shield and the EU-US Umbrella Agreement.
Witnesses
Wednesday 01 March. Committee Room 3, Palace of Westminster
At 10.45am
- Stewart Room, Partner,Global Cyber Security and Data Protection Legal Services leader and UK Data Protection leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Professor Valsamis Mitsilegas, Professor of European Criminal Law, Head of the Department of Law and Dean for Research (Humanities and Social Sciences), Queen Mary University
- Rosemary Jay, Senior Consultant Attorney, Hunton and Williams
Possible questions
- Assuming that the UK will be treated as a third country on data protection issues once the UK is no longer a member of the EU, what will be the default position for data flows between the UK and the EU the day after we leave the EU if we haven't secured an adequacy decision?
- What are the options available to the UK for ensuring continued, unhindered flows of data between the UK and the EU post-Brexit?
- Once the UK leaves the EU, we will no longer be part of the EU-US Privacy Shield. What new arrangements may be required for data sharing between the UK and the US after the UK leaves the EU?
- How important is the EU-US Privacy Shield to the UK economy?
Further information
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