UK Government’s DCMS Consultation: Data, a new direction By Ray Orife - October 28th, 2021 Posted in Business Continuity, Data Protection, News & Resources data protection, data protection officer, data regime, GDPR, ICO, SARS, UK GDPR Following the UK’s departure from the EU, the UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) launche...
Amazon GDPR fine: the biggest on record By Sandra May - September 21st, 2021 Posted in Compliance, Data Protection amazon, data, data protection, fine, GDPR, personal data Last month, Amazon.com was issued the biggest fine ever in the history of General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”). The penalty, from ...
Diversity and inclusion data: unlocking the power to widen opportunities for all By Ray Orife - September 1st, 2021 Posted in Business Continuity, Compliance, Data Protection D&I, data ethics, data protection, data sharing, diversity and inclusion, equality, GDPR, special category data The case for supporting a diverse and inclusive workplace is highly compelling. From a moral sense, fostering diversity and equal opportu...
ICO consults on international data transfers from the UK By Sofia Dominguez Peaguda - August 29th, 2021 Posted in Compliance, Data Protection data protection, data share, data sharing, data transfers, ICO, IDTA, international commissioners office, international transfers It has only been two months since the European Commission published updated EU SCCs (“EU SCCs”) under the EU General Data Protection Regu...
The New Standard Contractual Clauses (SCC) – a practical insight By Sandra May - August 23rd, 2021 Posted in Compliance, Data Protection brexit, commissioners office, data protection, data sharing, europe, GDPR, ICO There have been a plethora of blogs and articles about the new Standard Contractual Clauses (SCCs) since they were issued by the European...
The NHS Data Strategy: what you need to know By Hannah Pisani - July 8th, 2021 Posted in Data Protection data protection, data security, data sharing, data transfer, NHS Just days after the delay of the General Practice Data for Planning and Research (“GPDPR”), the government of the United Kingdom (“UK”) p...
Competition and data protection – CMA and ICO publish joint policy statement By Hannah Pisani - June 25th, 2021 Posted in Data Protection, News & Resources compliance, data, data protection, data sharing, ICO, information security On 19th May, The Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) and the Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) released a joint state...
Updated anonymisation guidance: The ICO reveals plans and first chapter By Hannah Pisani - June 10th, 2021 Posted in Compliance, Data Protection anonymisation, data protection, data sharing, guidance, ICO The Information Commissioner’s Office (“ICO”) continues to update its codes of practice and guidance documents. The latest to get the upd...
