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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published an overview highlighting the key themes of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) to help organisations understand the new legal framework in the EU. The overview is aimed at those who have a day-to-day responsibility for data protection and explains the similarities with the existing UK Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA), and describes some of the new and different requirements.
The ICO explained that the GDPR had been on track to come into force on 25th May 2018 when it first started drafting the overview. The result of the referendum on membership of the EU now meant that the Government needed to consider the impact on the GDPR.
The ICO noted in its introduction to the document: “However, we still think it will be useful to publish this overview. This is because once implemented in the EU, the GDPR will be relevant for many organisations in the UK – most obviously those operating internationally. The other main reason is that the GDPR has several new features – for example breach notification and data portability. Therefore we thought it would still be useful to familiarise information rights professionals with the GDPR’s main principles and concepts.”
BIBA would add that the GDPR will come into force before the end of any two years withdrawal process. As such, it will be directly applicable in the UK while we remain within the EU. Until withdrawal is complete, UK firms will be obliged to comply with the GDPR.
Members may access the document by clicking here.
Steve Wood, Interim Deputy Commissioner at the ICO, has also written a blog explaining why the GDPR is still relevant for the UK. Members can read that blog here.
BIBA members’ compliance and regulation queries should be directed to: compliance@biba.org.uk
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