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The role of the DPO
As we’ve mentioned in the past the GDPR regulations which come into effect in May 2018 carry an obligation on all schools to appoint a Data Protection Officer.
- Acting as first port of call for contact with the Information Commissioner, other regulatory authorities, staff and parents
- Assisting in the creation of a data processing compliance system for the school as well as maintaining and monitoring those system
- Managing data protection enquiries including subject access requests from data subjects
- Conducting internal audits
- Informing and advising the school and its employees on respective obligations
- Providing training to employees
Your options
- Appoint internally someone that is willing with the suitable expertise and is suitably independent from management, or
- Recruit a new person for the role, or
- Appoint an external expert such as Judicium to take the role on
We are now pleased to announce that a Data Protection Officer service will be available from April onwards.
Full details of the service are available on our website www.judiciumeducation.co.uk or you can email enquiries@judicium.com or call Alex on 020 7336 8403.
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