Test whether you can rely on legitimate interests – starting with the new recognised legitimate interests under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, then the purpose, necessity and balancing tests.
Data protection & GDPR
Legitimate Interests Assessment
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A structured record of your decision to rely on legitimate interests as your lawful basis. Part 2 checks first whether one of the five new “recognised legitimate interests” in Annex 1 to the UK GDPR applies – if so, no balancing test is needed. If not, Parts 3 to 5 take you through the three-part test the regulator expects: purpose, necessity and balancing. A worked example is included.
The document is laid out in the sections below. Each one comes with a plain-English guidance note explaining what it does and what to change.
Our templates are professionally structured starting points for UK businesses, not legal advice. For anything complex, unusual or high-value, have your final version checked by a solicitor.
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