The number of fines imposed for breaches of data protection legislation, the GDPR and PECR continues to rise. The main driver being the data controller/processor failing to implement sufficient technical and organisational measures to ensure information security. Read more
on 05 February 2026, 10 important changes to data protection legislation, GDPR and PECR came into effect. Find out more… Read more
Companies are still breaching the GDPR and PECR, Our training can help you avoid fines like these…. Read more
Do you use online e-learning for annual GDPR training?
our experiences suggest the content may be incorrect! Read more
Data protection leads and senior managers need to understand The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 to identify opportunities to change organisational policies and procedures to reduce GDPR PECR burden.
Our 3-hour course explores all.
https://concrew-training.co.uk/understanding-the-data-use-and-access-act
We work hard to reflect the latest breaking news on all our courses with informed predictions about what next is on the horizon. This certainly includes the Data Use and Access Bill which will impact both on PECR and the UK GDPR Data Protection Act.
Draft 2025 legislation already includes:-
ICO checks on cookie compliance in 2024 showed that 2 in 3 companies were not compliant with the legislation. A new extended review is on the way! Read more
The ICO has made it clear that
“A website’s cookie banner should make it as easy to reject non-essential cookies as it is to accept them”.
The ICO will be assessing cookie banners of the most frequently used websites in the UK, and taking action where harmful design is affecting consumers.
All website owners need to take heed.
Concrew Training offers a range of courses on data protection, GDPR and PECR.
The ICO issues more fines for PECR breaches than GDPR breaches !
GDPR, PECR and Data Protection Training Courses HERE
We also offer one hour courses that allow the whole workforce to be trained for just £795+vat
The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations (PECR) require websites give users fair choices over whether or not to be tracked for personalised advertising.
Websites need to make it as easy for users to “Reject All” advertising cookies as it is to “Accept All” advertising cookies.
They are now starting to enforce this.
Concrew Training’s webs sites only contain cookies that are strictly necessary for the smooth running and protection of the website and does not burden users with cookie advertising opt in opt out banners.
The ICO issues for penalties for breaches of the PECR than it does for breaches of the GDPR.
Our course on the PECR is essential for all markerteers and website designers/managers
His Majesty’s Treasury’s (HMT) consultation
‘Ban on cold calling for consumer financial services and products’ has been responded to by the ICO.
Read the ICO response here, especially if you don’t know of the PECR.
Once has to chuckle a little, as the ICO response shows, The Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR) and GDPR already prohibit most cold calling.
The PECR is only 20 years old !
The problem is few marketeers have heard of the PECR and others just ignore the regulations. Consequently they continue to break the law. The proposed new legislations is designed to make the offence more prominent and close what small gaps that remain
Either way, Concrew Training’s course on the PECR is kept fully up to date and helps organisations of all types stay legal.
