Data Protection Services
Outsourced Data Protection Officers
Flexible and individually tailored data protection support, delivered on-site or remotely on a ‘fractional’ basis by our large, highly experienced DPO team, as part of our continuous support framework. The DPO Centre has gained its extensive experience from delivering effective, value driven and award winning fractional, overflow and interim services to over 500 organisations globally.
EU & UK Representation Services
For organisations offering goods or services to EU/UK residents and are therefore required to appoint a local Representative under Article 27 of the GDPR. Our service provides access to our team of experienced data protection professionals who provide expertise and advice, liaise with supervisory authorities, assist with data subject rights 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 an exceptional team of privacy experts, find out more about who we are:
Matt
Data Protection Officer
Ian
Data Protection Officer
Nish
Data Protection Officer
Paul W
Data Protection Officer
Blog, news, guidance and advice
AI and the right to an explanation
AIIn our first AI blog, we briefly discussed the right of data subjects to be informed of how their personal data is being processed and for […]
Vaccine passports and the UK GDPR
Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA), Special Category DataDisclaimer: The advice given here was accurate at the time of publication based on UK government guidance. It is recommended that you regularly check and stay […]
Brexit – a year in review
AdequacyWith 2021 coming to a close and the advent of the UK formally leaving the EU upon us, we can look back over the past year […]
DPIAs – the DPO Centre ‘how to’ guide
Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)According to research published in the latest UK Data Protection Index report, Data Protection Impact Assessments, otherwise known as DPIAs, are the things that are consuming […]
Hiring a Data Protection Officer – internal vs outsourced
Data Protection OfficerWhilst the role of the Data Protection Officer (DPO) has been around since the 1990s, the GDPR represents the first time that appointing a DPO has […]
DPIAs and AIAs: The AI data controller’s best friends
AI, Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)In the first of our AI blog mini-series, we mentioned that Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and Algorithm Impact Assessments (AIAs) will likely become a data […]
News from the DPO Centre
The DPO Centre welcomes Katie to the team!
The DPO Centre is delighted to welcome Katie to our DPO team! Katie is an experienced data protection professional with a background working in the Education […]
French CNIL crack down on cookies with huge fines for Facebook and Google
Yesterday, the French Supervisory Authority (CNIL) imposed a fine of €60 million on Facebook (for facebook.com) and a whopping €150 million on Google (for google.fr and […]
Jessica joins The DPO Centre!
The DPO Centre is delighted to welcome Jessica to our DPO team! Jessica holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Law and has a strong background in the […]
The sixth UK Data Protection Index report is here!
Earlier this month, the sixth report of the UK Data Protection Index was published, providing yet more insights into UK DPOs’ perceptions of the industry. Aside […]
Carol joins The DPO Centre!
The DPO Centre is delighted to welcome Carol to the team! Carol has over 15 years’ experience working in Information Governance roles across a variety of […]
Lloyd v Google: Supreme Court unanimously rejects representative action
The UK Supreme Court has rejected the notion that every data subject affected by a ‘non-trivial’ breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 is entitled 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:
Shard Capital
Shard Capital
We are really pleased with our DPO from The DPO Centre, who understood our needs and was able to translate them into a workable plan that has greatly assisted our business’s compliance journey. The DPO Centre’s advice and support has assisted us in ensuring that our compliance level has remained high despite the challenges that rapid growth presents.
Unbar Rothon
Unbar Rothon
The DPO Centre’s help in dealing with a particularly complex DSAR that we received was invaluable. The support and advice that they provided throughout the entire process was extremely helpful… Overall, working with The DPO Centre greatly reduced the significant challenge of dealing with this DSAR
Professional Case Management
Jenifer McIntosh
The DPO I had the pleasure of working with on that project is one of the best DPO/counsels I have worked with when it came to thoughtfully negotiating through a clinical trials-DPA, given his great working knowledge of the GDPR and the crossover with clinical trials regulations in both EU & UK.
