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The DPO’s Guide to "Reasonable and Proportionate" Searches: What the 2025 Act Actually Means

Andrew Walls

Published on: 23/02/2026

Understand how the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 empowers UK DPOs to conduct "reasonable and proportionate" DSAR searches. Learn how to legally limit search scope, use the "stop the clock" rule, and automate the redaction of the data you find.