Our Services
Outsourced Data Protection Officers
Flexible and individually tailored data protection support, delivered on-site on a ‘fractional’ basis (so 1 to 8 days per month), by our highly experienced primary and secondary DPOs, who are backed up by a month-round advice line service and the full support of the DPO Centre’s extensive experience, gained from delivering our data protection services to over 300 organisations, encompassing various sectors.
EU Representation Services
For organisations located outside the EU that process data on EU residents and are therefore required to appoint a local representative under Article 27 of the GDPR. Our service provides access to a team of experienced data protection professionals who provide expertise and advice, liaise with supervisory authorities, assist with individuals’ rights requests and maintain your Records of Processing Activity (RoPA).
Training, Advice and Consultancy Services
A full range of training, project and back-up support services provided on-tap to support our outsourced DPO or to complement your existing in-house team. Services include tailored data protection training for all levels of staff, data mapping and gap analysis, impact assessments, policy drafting and the provision of cover for known absence, increased workload or unexpected emergencies.
Meet some of our team
Our data protection services are individual and personal and provided by a great team of people, find out more about who we are:
Ravi
Data Protection Officer
Stuart
Data Protection Officer
Michael
Data Protection Officer
Eno
Data Protection Officer
Blog, news, guidance and advice
How to Recognise Data Breaches – Reportable vs Recordable
Data Security & Encryption, featured post, GDPR, Staff Training & Awareness, data breach, data class action, data protectionWe are often asked by clients how to determine whether a breach is reportable to the supervisory authority and/or a data subject or if it should […]
Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) – 5 Essential Steps
Data Security & Encryption, featured post, GDPR, Staff Training & Awareness, data breach, data class action, data protectionOur December 2018 blog post entitled “Data Subject Access Request = 4 words to fear?”, explained the need for a robust and efficient process for responding […]
GDPR – One Year On – 6 Key Lessons for Schools?
Data Protection Officer, Data Security & Encryption, featured post, GDPR, Staff Training & Awareness, data breach, data class action, data protectionThis time last year, we were all so very concerned about May 25th and the advent of the GDPR. How was it going to change things? […]
What are the six lawful bases and when do they apply?
Data Protection, featured post, GDPR, data breach, data class action, data protectionArticle 6 of the GDPR sets out six ‘lawful bases’ for processing personal data. At least one of these must apply in order for data to […]
What exactly is ‘personal data’?
Data Protection, featured post, data breach, data class action, data protectionThe General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been introduced in the EU with the aim of improving the protection of personal data. Understanding whether an organisation […]
News from the DPO Centre
The DPO Centre – ‘One To Watch’
The DPO Centre has been recognised as one of East Anglia’s most innovative and ambitious companies. The future 50 programme is conducted annually and identifies organisations […]
The DPO Centre Welcomes Another Two DPOs
The DPO Centre is delighted to welcome both Michael Wallace and Phillip Davison as the latest Data Protection Officers to join our ever-growing team....
The DPO Centre doubles its office space
The operational hub of the DPO Centre has moved. We are still based in the historic Felaw Maltings building in Ipswich, but have moved into new […]
The DPO Centre is set up and ready on stand B25 at the Residential Care Home Expo
Rob Masson, (CEO) , Lenitha Bishop (Head of DPOs) and Andrew Dahl (Chief Marketing Officer) are set up and raring to go at the Residential Care […]
The DPO Centre Further Strengthens its DPO Team
The DPO Centre is delighted to welcome Stuart Freeman as the latest Data Protection Officer to join the team. Before joining us, Stuart worked in senior […]
EU Data Protection Summit – Thoughts on cross border transfers of personal data after Brexit
Rob Masson sat on the EU Data Protection Summit’s panel held in the City of London in June. Rob and fellow panellists, well known privacy activist […]
The DPO Centre Welcomes Our New Member of Staff
We welcome Nicholette Bartlett into the DPO Centre fold. She will be providing support for our office staff and we are sure she will prove to […]
What our clients say about us
We work with clients in a wide range of sectors, find out more about the work we do for them and what they say:
Coes
William Coe
We receive practical, pragmatic assistance which has been delivered in a reasoned and constructive way.
Hughes Electrical
Henrico Doward
We have had a positive working relationship with Rob and the team, from our first meeting and the insightful workshop – from review to implementation – the process has been straightforward and hassle-free.
MACC International Ltd
John Morrison
The work with our staff has been conducted in a thoroughly clear, concise and systematic way, with no stone left unturned.