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2023 Data Protection predictions

2022 was a very eventful year for data protection and privacy compliance (if you’re feeling nostalgic, we covered the main events in our monthly bulletins

Mel February 8, 2023

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What is a Data Champion?

In this post, we will delve into the importance of the Data Champion role within organisations and how it can help embed good data protection

Mel January 25, 2023

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Data Protection Day is an annual event that raises awareness about the importance of data protection and privacy. The day also promotes dialogue and cooperation between individuals, organisations, and governments, on issues related to data protection and privacy.

Mel January 20, 2023

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NHS DSPT External Support

What is the NHS DSPT? The NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit. The DSPT is a mandatory data protection and cybersecurity certification for any organisation

Mel January 16, 2023

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Looking back on 2022

As we enter a new year and are inundated with chants of ‘New year new you’, we’d like to pause, take a breath, and reflect

Mel January 4, 2023

Data Protection & GDPR

Do’s and Don’ts for your office party

Holiday festivities are great. You can overindulge in Baileys–in your personal life. You can eat yourself into a mince pie induced coma–in your personal life.

Mel December 13, 2022

Data Protection & GDPR

How do you demonstrate data compliance?

If a tree falls in a forest but no one is around to hear its descent, does it even make a noise upon impact? If

Mel November 22, 2022

Data Protection & GDPR

The good, the bad and the ugly – Privacy Notices explained…

Can anyone really hold their hands up and say they enjoy nothing better than sitting down with a cup of tea to read an organisation’s

Mel November 15, 2022

Cyber Security

ICO fines Interserve Group Ltd

The ICO recently fined construction company Interserve Group Ltd £4.4m in response to their failure to sufficiently protect the personal information of their staff, breaching

Mel October 25, 2022

Data Protection & GDPR

Why does CCTV require compliance?

Did you know that data protection laws now require anyone with a surveillance system, such as Closed-Circuit Television (CCTV), even if it’s just one camera,

Mel October 19, 2022