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Considering marital status tracing? – Think data protection

As defined benefit schemes mature, de-risk and edge ever closer to buy-out and wind up, companies and trustees are increasingly focusing on different types of risk exposure. One risk they may be looking at more closely is the risk which...

GDPR – one year on

Introduction 25 May 2018 was the dawn of a new era in the protection of personal data, with the GDPR building on and extending existing data protection provisions to create a regime “fit for the digital age”. As the ICO said at the...

GDPR – a new era dawns

Introduction The GDPR is in force from today, 25 May 2018. Aimed at creating a regulatory regime fit for the digital age, the GDPR builds on existing data protection provisions, many of which will feel familiar. However, there are a number...

Data Protection Bill 2017

Introduction The Data Protection Bill promised by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DDCMS) was introduced to the House of Lords on 13 September 2017. One of the main aims of the Bill is to make the UK’s data...

Getting ready for the GDPR: the data protection principles

Introduction The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will introduce significant changes to data protection requirements from 25 May 2018. Whilst the data protection principles are broadly similar to those under the Data Protection...

Getting ready for the GDPR – Assessing pension scheme data

The questions trustees need to ask Introduction This checklist (PDF), the first in a series, sets out key questions and actions that trustees of occupational pension schemes should be addressing now to assess the personal data they...

Getting ready for the GDPR: countdown to 25 May 2018

Introduction A major shake-up of European data privacy laws is on the horizon, with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) coming into force on 25 May 2018. And with just 12 months to go, the clock is now ticking for trustees,...