Reform announces plan to scrap GDPR in favour of light-touch New Zealand model
Published: 26/08/2026
| Financial Times
Reform UK has announced plans to scrap the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), proposing to replace it with a regime modelled on New Zealand’s framework, regarded as the least restrictive approach recognised as adequate by the EU. Reform UK argues that GDPR strangles small businesses and artificial intelligence (AI) technology providers with unnecessary regulation, and instead is pledging its full support for the six million UK small businesses.
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