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GDPR and commissioning

3 mins read Commissioning
Changes to data protection rules can improve how councils and providers share information, says Toni Badnall-Neill.

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on 25 May 2018. Superseding the Data Protection Act 1998, this EU-wide directive will be incorporated into English law after Brexit and is designed to harmonise data privacy laws across Europe, and give greater protection and rights to individuals ("data subjects").

For children's sector organisations that process large volumes of personal data as part of their everyday business, the potential impact of the GDPR cannot be underestimated - however, there is currently little information available about its effects. The Centre for Public Impact identified that there was "no evidence of monitoring mechanisms or metrics in place to track progress of the GDPR's impact", and the Information Commissioner's Office has yet to publish details of any prosecutions initiated since 25 May.

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