Understanding General Data Protection Regulation Compliance Course

Start date and time: 23rd April 2018 10:00am
End date and time: 23rd April 2018 4:30am

Trainer Gary Baker
This course will be presented by Data Protection expert Gary Baker co-founder of Baker Lomax Services Limited. Gary is a retired police superintendent, an accredited Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) and senior decision-maker in high profile police disclosures. An experienced member of, and contributor to Multi-Agency Risk Assessment Conferences (MARAC) and Multi-Agency Public Protection Arrangements (MAPPA). BLS Ltd provide information, governance & information management services including consultancy and CPD accredited training to the public & private sectors.
The course

  • New Data Protection laws will be introduced from May 2018.
  • The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a wide ranging overhaul of legal requirements which must be met by ANY business involved in handling personal data.
  • There is the potential for significant financial penalties for non-compliance – up to 20 million euros.
  • Small Businesses will not be exempt. You MUST comply if you regularly process certain categories of personal data; legally this includes collecting & storing as well as using personal data for any purpose.

Is it for you?

  • Compliance Officers, Human Resources Managers, Office Managers, Company Secretaries, IT Managers, Business Analysts, Records Managers, Archivists, Information Managers, Legal Advisors, Data Protection Officers, Database Managers, and others.

What to expect
Topics to be covered:-

  • What is the Data Protection Act all about and how does it apply to my business
  • The legal basis for handling personal data in your business
  • The eight data protection principles of good information handling
  • What is personal data and sensitive personal data, why does it matter
  • What sort of business processing is covered by the Act
  • The Information Commissioners Office, their powers and mandatory registration process
  • Subject Access rights and how to respond and re-act
  • Case studies on breach incidents and outcomes
  • Preventing and managing a data breach
  • Preparing for the General Data Protection regulations
  • 5 key tips for compliance
  • Questions and Answers
  • The outcome
  • Understand the purpose of the Data Protection Act (DPA) and General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR), how they apply to your business and why it is essential to comply
  • Understand the eight core principles of the DPA and how to integrate these into your working practices
  • Increase your awareness of how your customers’ privacy can be affected by your business processes
  • Appreciate the main data protection rights of the individual and how this may impact on your business
  • Recognise how data protection and privacy legislation is applied by the Information Commissioners Office and what you need to do if you have a data breach
  • Understand the common errors in most data breaches and how to avoid them.

This course is cpd accredited (6hrs cpd)
Cost :- £195 +vat includes course handouts, a light lunch & refreshments
To book a place online go to :-  www.airedaleenterprise.org.uk or call 01535607775

 

This event is connected with: Airedale Enterprise Services
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