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Closed Consultation Published 4 Dec 2025 Department for Science, Innovation and Technology ↗ View on GOV.UK

Data brokers and national security

A call for views about the data broking industry, data brokers’ operations, security practices and customers, to support policy development to ensure the security of UK data.

Opened 17 Mar 2025
Closed 16 May 2025
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The UK government is seeking views to understand more about organisations that take part in data broking and the wider industry. In particular, the government would like to understand the operations, security practices and customers of data brokers, to support policy development.

This includes:

  • the definition and services of data brokers
  • national security risks related to the industry
  • the effectiveness of existing security governance arrangements
  • data brokers’ customers and consumer awareness