UK businesses have until the 21st of March 2024 to update contracts covering the transfer of personal data to organisations based in other parts of the world. The deadline was confirmed by the ICO after a new international data transfer agreement documents were laid before parliament last week. The IDTA outlines the requirements for safeguarding personal data in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation by organisations importing it from the UK. Kathryn Wynn at Pinsent Masons said "Organisations need to be carrying out third country risk assessments, implementing supplemental measures to address any risks identified via such assessments and including provisions requiring importers to notify them of foreign public authority data access requests in their contracts."
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