Data Protection - The Bare Essentials

Course level

Introductory

Delegates

This course will be of benefit to lawyers of all levels and non-lawyers (especially accountants, human resource managers, IT managers and corporate officers) who have little or no knowledge of Data Protection issues.

Overview

With public awareness of Data Protection having increased significantly in recent years and with the prospect of a considerable increase in the powers available to the Information Commissioner, this topic can no longer be ignored.

This half-day course provides a crash course on the Data Protection Act 1998 and adopts a practical and common sense approach with the emphasis on commercial as well as legal considerations. Delegates will be given the opportunity to apply their knowledge through a series of practical exercises.

Learning Outcomes:

• To describe the key terminology associated with the Data Protection Act 1998 and to demonstrate an understanding of the key principles
• To comprehend the key obligations of data controllers concerning collection, usage and storage of personal data
• To understand the issues surrounding data security and what needs to be done in the event of a security breach
• To outline data subjects’ rights, with particular emphasis on subject access and direct marketing issues, and to consider how to deal with these in a compliant and commercially sound way using relevant examples
• To understand the basic principles of the Employment Code of Practice
• To describe the enforcement options available to the Information Commissioner