The decision by the people of the United Kingdom to leave the European Union has implications for the legislative framework for privacy in the UK. However, these implications are unlikely to significantly affect the need for organisations to adopt the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) The negotiations for exit wont start until after Article 50 is invoked, and this now looks to be September 2016 at the earliest. During this mandatory 2-year period all existing legislation (including the MINIMUM period) will continue as before. Many forecast that this process might take between 3 and 6 years.”]