Are you GDPR and PECR Compliant?

Poor understanding and human error are no defence for breaches. Even the largest of organisations can get it wrong, but regular refresher training can help avoid mistakes like these and hefty fines from the ICO :

Virgin Media – 08 December 2021
Fined £50,000 for emailing out a marketing preference reminder

The Ministry of Justice – 18 January 2022
Enforcement notice for failing to process subject access requests promptly

Northern Power and Gas – 17 December 2022
Fined £75,000 for telephoning numbers registered with the TPS and CTPS

The Cabinet Office – 02 December 2021
Fined £500,000 for disclosing personal postal addresses online

HIV Scotland – 22 October 2021
Fined £10,000 for disclosing personal email addresses through the Email “CC” option

Concrew Training’s GDPR and PECR courses are a low cost, high value, way to get management and staff to understand the importance of service user privacy. Breaches like those above will only be avoided when everyone puts privacy at the front of everything they do. Our courses help you achieve this. Prices start at just £285+vat, for a group of up to 14 people online.