Therapists: What has changed in GDPR since the UK left the EU?
GDPR law: The boring but important stuff... As a private therapist collecting and storing information and sensitive data about clients, by law, you need to comply with the GDPR regulations. The Data Protection Act (DPA 2018) sets out the framework for data protection law in the UK. It was amended on 01 January 2021 by regulations under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, to reflect the UK’s status outside the EU. You may need to comply with both the UK GDPR and the EU