This draft impact assessment accompanies our draft guidance on the use of storage and access technologies. The overarching objectives of the guidance are to provide regulatory certainty to organisations:
- on compliant practices for using storage and/or access to information on a device;
- in the application and use of consent mechanisms, where required; and
- regarding our expectations when they are using storage and access technologies.
This document sets out our initial impact findings for consultation, alongside consultation on the draft guidance itself. It is important to note that this isn’t an exhaustive assessment, and we will develop our analysis further as we move towards publication of the final guidance based on information and feedback received. We are seeking feedback on this draft impact assessment, as well as any other information and insights stakeholders can provide on impacts through the consultation process.