GDPR stands for General Data Protection Regulation. These are regulations that came into force on 25th May 2018 through the Data Protection Act 2018 which updated and replaced the Data Protection Act 1998. It was amended on 1st January 2021 by regulations under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018, to reflect the UK’s status outside the EU.
It sits alongside and supplements the UK GDPR, for example by providing exemptions.
The UK GDPR is the UK General Data Protection Regulation. It is a UK law which came into effect on 1st January 2021. It sets out the key principles, rights and obligations for most processing of personal data in the UK.
Personal data is information that relates to an identified or identifiable individual.
Click HERE to read the following related GDPR Documents:
- Data Protection Policy
- Data Retention Policy
- CCTV Policy
- Freedom of Information Policy
- Privacy Notice: Workforce
- Privacy Notice: Volunteers
- Privacy Notice: Visitors & Contractors
- Privacy Notice: Pupil & Parents
- Privacy Notice: Job Applicants
- Privacy Notice: Governance