Our Information Governance Team provides a Data Protection Officer (DPO) service to schools. Information Governance Support (IGS) is the Team's trading name. Our award-winning service supports your needs in a friendly and supportive manner. The service includes:
- An annual audit
- An annual report to Governors/Trustees
- Unlimited advice and guidance from our helpdesk
- A framework of compliance evidence documentation
- Virtual training for all staff on GDPR basics
- Statutory Requests advice and completion service
- ICO Complaint handling
The General Data Protection Regulations (2016) requires all schools have this statutory role. The law allows:
- staff within your school to undertake this role (if criteria met)
- to appoint a DPO between a group of schools, or
- the service delivered by a provider such as IGS
Click here if you would like further information about joining this service
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Click here for access to our Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) Library (DPO Customers only)