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Product Focus on Checklists : Governors and Data

All of our customers have access to the DPE Knowledge Bank which has a Best Practice Checklist area.  Each checklist is designed to help you walk through all aspects of data protection.
The checklist will give you an insight about where your organisation is with data protection from a data privacy and technical security perspective. The checklists form part of the Best Practice library which includes contextualised guidance, documents and resources on specific areas of data processing.  The checklists form part of the ICO Accountability Framework which helps organisations with their governance and corporate risk management where it relates to data protection.    The checklists cover all aspects of the framework, enabling you to assess against organisation baselines:

  1. Leadership & Oversight
  2. Risk Management (DPIA's)
  3. Policies & Procedures
  4. Individual Rights
  5. Contracts & Data Sharing
  6. Transparency
  7. Training & Awareness
  8. Records Management
  9. Monitoring Verification & Reporting (Data Breaches, SARs and FOI's)
  10. Response & Enforcement (SARs and FOI's)

Governors and Data

The Governors and Data checklist helps highlight the role of governors in the data protection and cyber security strategy of an organisation.  It questions how the organisation manages risk and the strategy of the organisation. It links to the Governors and Data Best Practice Area where there is guidance and support around best practice for governors, accountability and data sharing.

Answer a sample Governors and data checklist question:

Has the governing board completed data protection training/awareness sessions?

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Nominate a data protection lead on the governing body to help ensure governors/trustees undertake data protection and cyber security training regularly. Check with your SLT digit lead that your organisation is complying with the DfE Digital Leadership and Governance Standards.

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Try asking the data protection lead in your organisation, or SLT digital lead or contact your DPO about training for the governing body:

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