Information governance

Guidance on managing information in schools and settings.

Data Protection Officer (DPO) Service

We provide an award-winning Data Protection Officer (DPO) service, designed to help schools meet data protection requirements.

GDPR (General Data Protection Regulations) requires all schools to have this statutory role. 

The DPO role can be carried out by 1 of the following:

  • staff within your school
  • an appointed DPO between a group of schools
  • a service delivered by a provider

We provide this service through our Information Governance Support (IGS) service which includes the following:

  • unlimited advice and guidance from our helpdesk
  • an annual compliance audit with documents to prove compliance
  • statutory request completion service for FOI, EIR and subject access requests
  • an annual governors and trustees report
  • virtual GDPR training for all staff
  • point of contact for the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
  • ICO complaint handling

We also offer a Lite Support Service for schools that have their own DPO but need extra advice and guidance.

We also provide help for early years settings. For more information visit our IGS Services for Early Years Providers web page.

Contact us

To find out more about our DPO services download our Data Protection Offer for Schools document (Word, 532KB).

Alternatively, you can contact us:

Telephone: 0333 032 2970

Email: igs@essex.gov.uk

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