set out derogations from the GDPR, ie areas where Member States can decide provisions, such as around some exemptions; contain other national implementing measures, such as the Commissioner’s powers; implement the Law Enforcement Directive, which covers processing by competent authorities such as police forces for law enforcement purposes; and cover those areas of data processing that are not covered by either GDPR or the Directive and are outside the scope of EU law, so that there will be no gaps in the UK’s data protection regime. The ICO will be following the progress of the Data Protection Bill closely and will contribute their views as appropriate during its passage through Parliament. Any legislation introduced into Parliament is open to change so once the ICO has a clearer idea of its final form they will be able to make firmer plans and develop the structure and the content of the guidance. The ICO’s aim is to provide a suite of data protection guidance that is as comprehensive as possible by
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CIPP webcast on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) 3 October 2017
It is less than 8 months until GDPR comes into force; take a worthwhile half hour to find out the key areas of change from the Data Protection Act and what you should be doing to prepare.
In this 33 minute webcast Diana Bruce, Senior Policy Liaison Officer for the CIPP, provides an overview of GDPR, covers the definition of terms, and focuses on the differences between the DPA and GDPR and what businesses need to be doing now to prepare. Also included is where to go for further information and help with your processes and procedures.
CIPP webcast on General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
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GDPR phone service for small and micro businesses 26 October 2017
To assist further with the preparation for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is launching a dedicated telephone service aimed at helping small businesses prepare for the new data protection laws. The phone service will add to a package of tools and resources already available for organisations getting ready for the GDPR, which comes into effect on 25 May 2018. The new service will go live on 1 November 2017 and will be based around the ICO’s existing public helpline, which handled around 190,000 calls last year. The ICO has also announced plans to simplify its popular “ 12 steps to take now ” graphic in response to calls from small and micro businesses that they need access to targeted information about how to prepare for the GDPR. And the ICO is revising its simple-to-use SME toolkit – a resource used by around 9,000 businesses a month since January 2016 – into a GDPR checklist that will allow businesses themselves to identify gaps in their own preparation for the new law.
Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham said:
“There are 5.4 million businesses in the UK that employ fewer than 250 people. When it comes to data protection, surveys show they tend to be less well prepared. We know that most businesses want to get things right but often struggle to find the key steps to get started. They also have less time and money to invest in getting it right. They may not have compliance teams or data protection officers or access to legal advice.The businesses may be small but they still hold important personal information and the need to gain the trust of their customers is just as real.”
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