Beyond GDPR: The 2026 UK Data Rules You Can't Ignore
The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 changed UK data protection, and a new complaint-handling duty took effect on 19 June 2026. In 45 minutes and four assessed units, written for complete beginners, your people learn exactly what changed and when, what the new duty requires, the bigger structural change behind it, and what a compliant complaints process looks like. General awareness, not legal advice.
- Easy-to-follow course
- 4 quizzes at 80% in every course
- Narration and captions on every screen
- Written and fact-checked in 2026
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One licence for your LMS, 12 months, for the learners you buy for, delivered as one SCORM package. Priced per learner, with volume discounts.
What your team will learn
Upon course completion, employees will gain a full and clear understanding of: ---
- The correct short title and citation of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, and why it is so often misnamed
- The difference between the Act's general commencement and the later commencement of its complaint-handling duties
- The four duties a data controller must meet under DPA 2018 section 164A, and the underlying right to complain that sits behind them
- Why section 164B is not yet a live reporting duty, and why that distinction matters
- The shift from a direct-to-regulator complaint route to a two-stage route, and what changed
- The building blocks of a compliant complaints process, and the common pitfalls that undermine one
Who it is for
Written for all staff. No technical background is needed, and nothing in it assumes a previous course.
This course from Blocknorth gives complete beginners a clear, practical grounding in the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and the new UK data protection complaint-handling duties that came into force on 19 June 2026. It explains exactly what changed, when, and what a compliant complaints process looks like, in plain English and with no legal background assumed. ---
Course contents
4 units. Each ends with a 10-question quiz; 8 correct unlocks the next unit.
What Changed and When
The exact name and citation of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, why it commenced in stages rather than all at once, the 5 February 2026 commencement of the wider data protection package, the 19 June 2026 commencement of the complaint-handling duties, and why those duties are not retrospective.
The New Complaint-Handling Duty in Detail
A full, section-by-section walk-through of DPA 2018 section 164A: the underlying right to complain directly to the controller, and the four duties that follow, facilitating complaints (with the method left to the controller), the 30-day acknowledgement deadline, responding without undue delay, and informing the complainant of the outcome. Also covers section 164B and the ICO's position that there are no exemptions for any organisation.
The Bigger Structural Change
How the Act omits UK GDPR Article 77 and amends DPA 2018 section 165, creating a two-stage complaint route: the controller first, then the ICO. What this means in practice for organisations and individuals, and what stays the same.
Building a Compliant Complaints Process
- General awareness training, not legal advice: stated plainly in the course front matter, with learners directed to take their own advice on their specific obligations.
- Legal position date-stamped "as at August 2026" throughout.
- No outcome guarantee: completion is framed as course completion only, never as a claim that the learner or their organisation is compliant.
- No CPD or accreditation claim anywhere.
- Standalone course in the new Regulatory Compliance line. Not positioned as, or described as, a companion or reduced version of any other course.
Details
| Length | About 45 minutes, self-paced, resumes where the learner left off |
|---|---|
| Format | SCORM 1.2 package. Runs in any conformant LMS (Moodle, Cornerstone, Docebo, SAP SuccessFactors, TalentLMS and others) |
| Assessment | 4 unit quizzes, 10 questions each, 80% to pass. Score and completion reported to your LMS |
| Accessibility | Optional narration and captions on every screen, keyboard navigation, responsive on PC and tablet |
| Language | UK English |
| Publisher | Blocknorth |
| Written and fact-checked | In 2026, reviewed each quarter |
What a licence includes
One licence for your LMS, 12 months, for the learners you buy for, delivered as one SCORM package. Priced per learner, with volume discounts.
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Will it run in our LMS?
Yes, if your LMS supports SCORM 1.2, which almost every LMS does. You upload one zip file, assign it, and completions and scores report back automatically. We confirm compatibility for your platform before you buy, and the free sample package lets you test it in place.
Can we try it before we buy?
Yes. Ask for the free sample package and you will have Unit 1 of a foundation course as a real SCORM 1.2 file, so you can check it runs in your own LMS. Request it with the form below and you will have it within 1 working day.
What do we receive?
The SCORM package, a one-page quick-start for your LMS administrator, the course listing sheet for your catalogue, and preview images. Updates to the course during your licence are supplied at no charge.
How does a licence work?
You licence the course for the learners you buy for, for 12 months, on your own LMS, and you receive one SCORM package. Pricing is per learner with volume discounts as your numbers grow, and we licence from ten learners upwards.
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