Healthchecks & Audits

Highly qualified and motivated data protection professionals

Data Protection audits and healthchecks deliver an effective assessment of personal data compliance and security. Each is tailored to the needs of the business and may be enterprise-wide, or limited to defined areas of interest such as Marketing, HR, Information Security, Data Operations, Call Centres and so on.  

 

To chat about your needs, email dc@datacompliant.co.uk or call 01787 277742

Assess your Data Protection Compliance

The first stage in any audit or healthcheck is to identify and map the flows of data into, within and outside the organisation. Further detailed evaluation and a gap analysis may be undertaken if required. This forms the first stage of any of the Data Compliant healthchecks.

Your healthcheck will be tailored to your needs - it will cover the data protection legislation you require, and can be tailored to meet your specific business needs - whether that relates to business as a whole, or individual areas within your organisation.

A written report, tailored to your individual requirements, will highlight areas of concern and identify issues needing further investigation or remedial action. The gap analysis and risk assessment document will include:

  • Areas of non-compliance or risk
  • Risk mitigation advice
  • Risk mitigation prioritisation

Data Compliant's Healthcheck Services

The Data Use and Access Act impacts some of the original PECR legislation - notably cookies.  Perhaps most significant, the fines for PECR breaches have increased from a maximum of £500,000 to 4% of global turnover or £17,000,000.  Data Compliant offers a healthcheck to establish your compliance with PECR, and will summarise the risks and remedial actions required. DC is also available to support in the implementation of those actions as required.


Privacy and Electronic Comunications Regulations


Impact of Data Use and Access Act
 

Data Compliant will assess your  readiness to meet the new requirements of the DUA. We use the audit to help you benefit from some of the benefits of the new law (such as cookie exemptions, Recognised Legitimate Interess), while ensuring that you meet the new requirements for its more stringent requirements (such as enhanced rights for data subjects; ).  For charities specifically, we assess the means and processes by which the new soft opt-in  can be applied.


Impact of Cyber Security & Resilience Bill

The upcoming Cyber Security & Resilience Bill (expected in Q4 2025) will apply more stringent obligations for digital service providers, managed service providers and some organisations operating within critical sectors.  Data Compliant can review your digital infrastructure, vendor relationships and data handling practices to determine whether you fall within scope. Or you may simply need to meet higher cybersecurity standards due to client, partner or investor expectations.  If so, the healthcheck and report will assist you in meeting these new obligations.

The most popular of our healthchecks is the compliance with GDPR and DPA.  In such healtchecks,  Data Compliant’s data protection audits may include all or some of the elements below:

  • Purpose: Defining purpose for each of the processes for which your data is collected
  • Legal Basis: Assessing legal basis for processing the data
  • Principles: Assessing your level of compliance against the six data protection Principles
  • Accountability: Assessing your compliance with good Governance, Record-Keeping and an Accountability Framework
  • Subject Rights: Assessing your ability to meet enhanced data subject rights
  • Transparency: Analysing your privacy notices and permission statements
  • Third Parties: Considering your third-party data relationships and data agreements
  • Awareness and Training: Evaluating level of staff awareness and ongoing training
  • Policies and Processes: Reviewing data protection policy and process documentation

 

General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Act 2018

Implementation

Data Compliant will assist with the implementation of mitigation advice provided, if and as required by the organisation.

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