Personal data breaches
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Due to the Data (Use and Access) Act coming into law on 19 June 2025, this guidance is under review and may be subject to change. The Plans for new and updated guidance page will tell you about which guidance will be updated and when this will happen.
A range of advice and tools to help you understand what a data breach is, how to respond to an incident and how to avoid data breaches in the future.
If you’ve had a personal data breach, there are some immediate steps you need to take, such as containing the breach. We’ve created a range of information to help you to deal with personal data breaches.