About the Course
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy. While the UK is no longer an EU member state, UK data protection laws still apply. This course will explain both GDPR and UK data protection laws. This course will explain what is covered under data protection law and how this should be applied when working with children and young people. The course also provides example case studies of GDPR breaches.
The learning objectives for this course are as follows:
To understand the legislation and policy surrounding General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
To understand GDPR in a post-Brexit sense
To know the basic terms and principles relating to GDPR
To know how to identify who or where the weakest link is
To know who will be policing the GDPR
To know what a DPO is
To know which policies are required in relation to GDPR
To know the first steps a carer should take