Name: 3 hour CPD seminar on “GDPR- What Lawyers need to know?”
Start: 2018-04-25T17:00:00+00:00
End: 2018-04-25T20:15:00+00:00
Location: BPP University

This seminar also covers 3 hours under the SRA Continuing Competence Scheme

Course materials, Refreshments and Certificate of Attendance will be provided

Event Details:

Venue:	BPP University, 68-70 Red Lion Street, WC1R 4NY.(Nearest Tube: Holborn)
Date:	Wednesday 25th April 2018
Time:	17.00 – 20.15
Registration:	16.30 – 17.00
Course fee:	£59.00

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will become law on 25th May 2018 in the UK and EU member states and it will replace the current Data Protection Act 1998. GDPR will impose significant compliance issues for any organisation which holds ‘Protected data’.

This seminar will cover the ICO Guidance and practical guidance to identify whether your organisation and staff are GDPR compliant.

Topics covered include:

• History of data protection/ why we have GDPR
• Definitions within GDPR
• The data protection principles
• How to lawfully process personal data
• What information needs to be provided to individuals under GDPR
• The rights of individuals
• The use of data processors
• Data protection by design/ default
• Privacy impact assessments
• Data security and breaches
• Dealing with the Information Commissioner following a breach
• The role of the Data Protection Officer
• The powers of the Information Commissioner

Speaker:

David Campbell
DPA/OK

David is a practising Solicitor who has worked within (and provided training to) the legal department of public and private sector organisations for more than 20 years. He is a regulatory compliance specialist and in recent years has worked primarily in the field of data protection. He currently operates a data protection consultancy offering practical advice and training to both public and private sector clients in relation to GDPR.

3 hour CPD seminar on “GDPR- What Lawyers need to know?”