Data protection and GDPR

Practical resources and advice to help you understand the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) legislation, which replaced the Data Protection Act in May 2018.

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Regulatory developments blog

Follow our Jisc involve blog for updates on GDPR and other regulatory developments, as well as thoughts and ideas from the place where regulation, technology and education meet.

Guidance

Quick Guide

Data protection

A quick guide to the law around how colleges, universities and other learning providers collect and use information

Guide

Records retention management

Guidance and retention schedules for information held in higher and further education institutions.

Guide

Preparing for GDPR

Assistance for colleges, universities and other higher education institutions in understanding some of the key changes

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Data protection and a no-deal Brexit

Watch a presentation that our chief regulatory adviser, Andrew Cormack, recorded for Universities UK (UUK) on the effect that Brexit will have on the GDPR.