The Home Office oversees the UK-US Data Access Agreement, a bilateral arrangement enabling law enforcement and intelligence agencies to request personal data from digital service providers operating in each jurisdiction. The agreement balances security and investigative needs with data protection safeguards, with first-year performance and operational guidance now published.
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The Data Access Agreement allows UK and US law enforcement to request data held by telecommunications providers in each other's jurisdictions.
The UK-US Data Access Agreement will start a new era of co-operation and bring forward a renewed commitment to tackling the threats of serious crime.