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Understanding Data Protection
Ensure Compliance and Minimise Risk
This course is available for teams and organisations.
We’ll tailor it to your goals and deliver it online, at your offices, or wherever works best.
Overview
The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 has introduced significant changes to the data protection regulatory landscape, increasing the need for public sector organisations to strengthen their data protection practices.
Our public sector-focused Understanding Data Protection course provides you with the skills needed to identify best practices, integrate an effective data protection culture into your workplace and fully comply with the relevant regulations.
Leave the day with the confidence and skills necessary to tackle data protection issues in your role and take a comprehensive d data protection compliance toolkit back to your organisation.
Learning Outcomes
Ensure full compliance with the latest regulation
Learn how to share information whilst ensuring the highest standards of data protection
Understand and overcome the legal risks associated with data protection law
Create an action plan to effectively comply with the highest standards of information governance
All the Understanding ModernGov courses are Continuing Professional Development (CPD) certified,
with signed certificates available upon request for event.
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Agenda
09:00 - 09:30 Registration
09:30 - 10:00 Trainer’s Welcome and Clarification of Learning Objectives
10:00 - 11:00 Understanding Data Protection Regulations
Understand the most recent data protection regulations and how they impact your organisation.
Review and comply with the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
Understand how the DUAA relates to GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018
Discuss what the DUAA means for the future of the Information Commission and its enforcement powers
11:00 - 11:15 Morning Break
11:15 - 12:00 The Changes to Information Sharing
Understand how the DUAA has changes information sharing:
Where does the burden of responsibility now lie
Establish when data sharing is necessary
Develop more effective disclosure procedures
Understand and apply the lawful basis for information sharing
Develop effective working partnership with other organisations to securely share data
Identify and overcome cultural barriers to sharing information
Review relevant Information Sharing Agreements
12:00 - 13:00 Privacy and Information Assurance
Understand the new ‘recognised legitimate interests’ lawful basis
Learn about the changes to automated decision-making
Changes to assumption of compatibility
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:00 - 15:00 Subject Access Requests
Understand the key changes to subject access requests
Perfect your subject access request handling
15:00 - 16:00 Workshop: Design a Data Protection Toolkit
Work with the trainer to learn how your organisation can fully comply with data protection regulations.
Territory and Scope
Data Protection Officers
Consent
Sensitive Personal Data
Children’s data
Subject’s rights
Privacy Impact Assessments
Notification
Information Sharing
Controllers and processors
Data Breach Reporting
Fines
16:00 - 16:15 - Feedback, Evaluation & Close
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