UK government confirms that GDPR will be implemented
The government has confirmed that the UK will implement the General Data Protection Regulation. The Secretary of State Karen Bradley MP told the Culture, Media and Sports Select Committee: “We will be members of the EU in 2018 and therefore it would be expected and quite normal for us to opt into the GDPR and then look later at how best we might be able to help British business with data protection while maintaining high levels of protection for members of the public.”
UK Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, commented: “I see this as good news for the UK. The ICO is committed to assisting businesses and public bodies to prepare to meet the requirements of the GDPR ahead of May 2018 and beyond.” The Commissioner said that the ICO will soon publish a revised timeline setting out what areas of guidance the ICO will be prioritising over the next six months. A new series of articles explaining how to implement the changes brought in by the GDPR is being published in Privacy & Data Protection, beginning with the upcoming edition (Volume 17, Issue 1).
Open webcast 18th Jan 2017: The new EDPR D-day is 25th May 2018
Time: 11:00am
This webcast if focused on what the Scottish Public Sector Organisations have to do within the next two years to prepare for the changes.
Webcaster: Dr. Elena Beratarbide, MeHealth, IEng, BComp, BBA, CISA, DPO – IG Policy Advisor, Information Assurance & Governance Team, eHealth Division, Scottish Government
Register for this webcast: https://events.bcs.org/book/2153/