Virtual DPO for UK GDPR

Professional Support For Your Business

Outsourced Data Protection Officers

GDPR, data protection and information security can present a significant risk to your business. They are highly complex topics.

You need a Data Protection Officer (DPO) who can work with your business leaders and teams, to provide professional and practical advice and assurance.

We can provide you with an experienced data protection officer (DPO), with extensive experience of legal obligations, privacy, security, business risks, operational requirements and commercial needs.

With availability from a few ad-hoc hours each month to full time engagement, our cost effective, on-demand model will be designed around your business needs.

We can provide the resources you need to help protect your business.

DPO Advice

Your Virtual DPO will provide bespoke GDPR tools, templates and advice for the business.

DPO Assurance

Your Virtual DPO will work with the business to identify risks and gaps, and help to find pragmatic solutions.

DPO Partnership

Your virtual DPO will partner with the business, with a flexible support plan, for professional help when needed.

Outsourced Virtual DPO

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have confirmed that outsourced, virtual, “externally appointed” data protection officers can help businesses comply with the legal obligations for GDPR and data protection.

In accordance with your GDPR obligations, we can provide an externally appointed Data Protection Officer that is:

  • An expert in data protection and information security.
  • Independent of the “purpose and means” (how and why) of your processing.
  • Experienced in advising and assuring data protection controls and processing.
  • Used to speaking with the ICO, using the language, terms and definitions that they understand.

When you engage Data GRC to provide DPO services, we will:

  • Provide you with a named, senior specialist data protection officer professional to partner with your business.
  • Conduct a high level audit of current data protection and information security controls.
  • Design a programme of remediation work, if required and where agreed, to address compliance gaps identified through audit.
  • Agree an engagement plan, that includes regular governance meetings and ad-hoc operational meetings.

Our DPO will not just provide you with a set of templated and leave you to do the work.

Our DPO will actively engage your teams and become part of your business. Engagement levels can be varied, based on business requirements and specific data protection activities performed over the year.

For more information about the DPO role and tasks, read our article of the Legal Obligations for a Data Protection Officer.

Benefits of Outsourced Data Protection Officers

Outsourced DPO roles are fully supported by the GDPR and ICO.

By using flexible specialist resourcing, you can increase competency levels while reducing costs.

You can be sure that your DPO is independent of business processes and politics.

We only used highly experienced data protection professionals, trained to the CIPP/E level.

GDPR Specialist Online Advisory Support

Do you need some immediate support for GDPR compliance or information security?

Book an advisory call with a senior GDPR consultant from Data GRC.

You’ll receive a 30 minute call (Teams/Zoom) with a DPO subject matter specialist.

Expert advice for only £75 + VAT (£90), payable by credit card or bank transfer.