Data Governance Atlas UK edition

UK adequacy lookup

Type a destination. If it is listed, a transfer within the scope shown needs no further safeguard. If it is not, use the transfer route finder: an IDTA or the UK Addendum with the data protection test, UK BCRs, or exceptionally an Art 49 derogation.

Destination Coverage Basis Group
Andorra Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (EU decisions in force at the end of the transition period) Carried over from EU decisions
Argentina Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 Carried over from EU decisions
Austria Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Belgium Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Bulgaria Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Canada Commercial organisations subject to PIPEDA only. Partial DPA 2018 Sch 21 Carried over from EU decisions
Croatia Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Cyprus Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Czechia Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Denmark Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Estonia Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
EU and EEA institutions, bodies, offices and agencies Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states and EU institutions) EEA and Gibraltar
Faroe Islands Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 Carried over from EU decisions
Finland Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
France Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Germany Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Gibraltar Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional) Carried over from EU decisions
Greece Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Guernsey Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 Carried over from EU decisions
Hungary Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Iceland Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Ireland Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Isle of Man Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 Carried over from EU decisions
Israel Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 Carried over from EU decisions
Italy Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Japan Private sector organisations only. Partial DPA 2018 Sch 21 Carried over from EU decisions
Jersey Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 Carried over from EU decisions
Latvia Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Liechtenstein Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Lithuania Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Luxembourg Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Malta Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Netherlands Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
New Zealand Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 Carried over from EU decisions
Norway Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Poland Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Portugal Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Republic of Korea The UK's first adequacy regulations of its own, made after 2020-12-31. Full Data Protection (Adequacy) (Republic of Korea) Regulations 2022 UK regulations
Romania Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Slovakia Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Slovenia Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Spain Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Sweden Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 (transitional adequacy for EEA states) EEA and Gibraltar
Switzerland Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 Carried over from EU decisions
United States Only US organisations certified to the Data Privacy Framework that have opted into the UK Extension. Partial Data Protection (Adequacy) (United States of America) Regulations 2023 UK regulations
Uruguay Full DPA 2018 Sch 21 Carried over from EU decisions