# Reform UK proposes replacing UK GDPR with New Zealand-style privacy law

_Monday, August 31, 2026 at 9:45 AM EDT · Power · Latest · Tier 2 — Notable_

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Reform UK has proposed abolishing the UK GDPR and replacing it with a lighter privacy regime modelled on New Zealand's Privacy Act 2020. The party announced the pledge as part of a small-business package. The source says New Zealand's penalty cap is NZ$50,000, while Britain's Information Commissioner can issue multi-million-pound fines. Reform says the change would preserve the UK's EU data-adequacy status, but the proposal does not explain how it would meet the EU's equivalence standard.

## Sources

- [The Next Web](https://thenextweb.com/news/reform-uk-scrap-gdpr-new-zealand-privacy-law)

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