The European General Data Protection Regulation ("GDPR") comes in to force on 25 May 2018 and heralds a step change in data protection ("DP") law throughout the European Union.
To ensure compliance with the new DP law by 25 May 2018, it is vital that trustees:
- take stock of their current DP practices now
- understand the impact of the changes to DP law for them and on their scheme
- take any necessary action.
We have created an eight point DP check for trustees.
A data audit should be undertaken by trustees as soon as possible and no later than the end of October 2017 to ensure full compliance by May 2018.
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