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DPAS is now offering BCS courses!

We have some exciting news! DPAS has officially become a BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, Accredited Training Partner. We will now be offering a selection

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Data Protection & GDPR

“Data Privacy & Social Housing in the post-Covid world”?

Joins us for this free webinar on Data Privacy and Social Housing. 11am – 12.30pm on Tuesday 28th July 2020. The introduction of GDPR in 2018,

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Subject Access Requests and Exam Results 2020

Should exam results be treated as subject access requests? This year, because of COVID – 19, pupils will be unable to sit their exams as usual.

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Is it a good time to do data protection training?

Data protection training is often one of those things that gets put on the back burner. There never seems to be a ‘right time’ to do it. You are too busy running your business and there’s no time to squeeze in training.

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Covid-19 and Data Protection

Can I monitor my staff for COVID – 19 symptoms? With Boris Johnson issuing new guidance that some of us can now return to work,

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Interim DPO Services – Case Study

We were recently approach by a Borough Council in the South East about our interim Data Protection Officer services. Their DPO had left suddenly and

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Do you hold special category data?

What is Special Category Personal Data? Special category data is information about an individual which is particularly sensitive. This includes personal information, such as: Further

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What on earth is a SAR?

Subject access requests or a SAR refers to the right of an individual to request full details of the personal data held about them by

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Cookie Compliance

Since the introduction of GDPR and the revision of the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations there are some pretty strict steps to follow in order

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