Who is the 6.2cm tall man? The story of Liam Thorp, a 32-year-old man with no underlying health conditions being offered a Covid vaccine early because his GP surgery thought he had a body mass index (BMI) of 28,000 made …
Category Archives: Accuracy
In the news: automated decision-making
Categories: Accuracy, GDPR, Public Information, TransparencyOver the last week, automated decision-making featured in the news. Ofqual (the Government agency regulating qualifications and exams for England) used an algorithm based on statistical modelling to issue A-level grades for students. Around 40% of assigned grades turned out …
ICO Updates
Categories: Accuracy, Guidance, ICO, Public Information, Security, UncategorisedAs 2019 comes to a close, we would like to share some recent ICO updates with you… ICO Consultations – Subject Access and Artificial Intelligence (AI) The ICO have recently launched consultations on guidance in two key areas of data protection – subject …
Making records management a reality – practical steps to take
Categories: Accuracy, GuidanceMarch saw the latest meeting of the Information and Records Management Society (IRMS) Third Sector Group. The session started with Bev Adams-Reynolds, Data Protection Officer at Crisis, providing practical, current advice on what she is learning as she works to …
5 Tips for Incident Management
Categories: Accuracy, Breach, Brexit, Charities, Charities: ICO, Consent, Data Protection Act 2018, Data Sharing, DFE, Fines, Fundraising, GDPR, Guidance, ICO, Public Information, Security, Transparency, UncategorizedThis article is not a guide about how to handle a notifiable breach. By now, you’re all familiar with the ICO Guidance on that. This piece is about the day to day handling of incidents based on over a decade …
We all know about PECR, right?
Categories: Accuracy, Breach, Charities, Charities: ICO, Consent, Data Protection Act 2018, Data Sharing, Events, Fines, Fundraising, GDPR, ICO, Security, TransparencyAt the Protecture seminar on e-Privacy at the end of November, Rowenna Fielding reminded us that PECR is about more than just consent for electronic direct marketing. I don’t think that Rowenna meant to alarm anyone, just a gentle poke …
Launch of the IRMS Third Sector Retention and Disposal Toolkit
Categories: Accuracy, Breach, Charities, Charities: ICO, Consent, Data Protection Act 2018, Data Sharing, Events, Fundraising, GDPR, Guidance, ICO, Security, TransparencyThe Information and Records Management Society (IRMS) and Protecture were delighted to formally launch the IRMS Third Sector Retention and Disposal Toolkit and Schedule at an event in Central London last week. Attendees from a number of charities, not-for-profits and …
Equifax – 12 lessons to learn
Categories: Accuracy, Breach, Brexit, Charities, Charities: ICO, Consent, Data Protection Act 2018, Data Sharing, DFE, Fines, Fundraising, GDPR, Guidance, ICO, Public Information, Security, TransparencyAs the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA98) comes to an end, we have a first! The first maximum fine under the old law was issued in September to Equifax Ltd. If you’ve heard any of the Data Protection Leads here …
Accurate information: the key steps
Categories: AccuracyInformation is a key asset for all organisations. A great deal of focus is given to ensuring the security of personal information. And privacy statements are used to deliver transparency. Ensuring that personal information is accurate, and kept up to …