UK GDPR compliance is essential for any organisation that handles personal data in the United Kingdom. Although the UK has left the EU, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) has been retained in UK law as the UK GDPR, alongside the amended Data Protection Act 2018. UK Data Protection. This regulation governs how businesses collect, store, and use personal data, ensuring transparency, security, and accountability.
What Is UK GDPR?
The UK GDPR sets out principles for lawful data processing, including:
- Lawfulness, fairness, and transparency
- Purpose limitation
- Data minimisation
- Accuracy
- Storage limitation
- Integrity and confidentiality
- Accountability
These principles apply to all UK-based organisations and to international businesses that offer goods or services to UK individuals or monitor their behaviour.
View this video to see what GDPR is and how it might affect you.
How to Stay Compliant
To meet UK GDPR compliance requirements, businesses should:
- Inform individuals how their data is used
- Secure personal data with appropriate technical measures
- Respond to data access and deletion requests
- Maintain records of data processing activities
- Report data breaches when necessary
- Appoint a Data Protection Officer if required
You might also want to review the following guide
GDPR – User-Friendly Guide to General Data Protection Regulation (gdpreu.org)
The complete guide provides further detail Guide to the General Data Protection Regulation – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
