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  • 19 June 2026: Is Your Data Protection Complaints Procedure Ready?

    Need a Data Protection Complaints Procedure in place before 19 June 2026? The deadline under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 is approaching fast, and many organisations still do not have a compliant…

  • When curiosity becomes misconduct: lessons from the Nottingham NHS records scandal

    When curiosity becomes misconduct: lessons from the Nottingham NHS records scandal

    Data protection can often be dismissed as bureaucracy, policies and “tick-box exercises”. This week’s Nottingham NHS records scandal is a stark reminder that it is something far more important than that. When staff access…

  • ARE YOU AI READY?

    ARE YOU AI READY?

    AI is already regulated. Organisations just haven’t caught up 3 May 2026 There is still a perception that artificial intelligence sits ahead of regulation. From a UK GDPR perspective, it doesn’t. The legal framework…

  • When data protection doesn’t protect you.

    When data protection doesn’t protect you.

    17/04/2026 Recently, the Information Commissioner’s Office published the outcome of a criminal prosecution. The title? Just two names:Christopher Munro and William Chipoma. No explanation. No softening. No anonymity. And that, in itself, is a…

  • Do you need a remote DPO?

    Do you need a remote DPO?

    06/04/2026 Why a Remote DPO Might Be the Smartest Decision Your Business Makes Most organisations don’t have a data protection problem. They have a capacity problem. They know they should be doing more —…

  • Data Protection and Formula 1:

    Data Protection and Formula 1:

    It’s All About Energy Management Perhaps I am delirious from a 4am race start, but I couldn’t help but see the data protection parallels with the first F1 race of the season this morning.…

  • When Someone Asks for Their Data

    When Someone Asks for Their Data

    15/02/2026 What Every Organisation Must Understand About Subject Access Requests in 2026 When someone asks to see the personal data your organisation holds about them, it is not a favour. It is not discretionary.…

  • Data Protection in 2026: What to Be Ready For

    Data Protection in 2026: What to Be Ready For

    24/01/2026 As we move into 2026, it’s tempting to look for the big new data protection law that will change everything overnight. In reality, that isn’t how this year is shaping up. Instead, 2026…

  • Why are the “Epstein files” so heavily redacted?

    Why are the “Epstein files” so heavily redacted?

    29/12/2025 A data protection and transparency perspective When high-profile court documents are released to the public, there is often an expectation that they will reveal everything. So when the US Department of Justice (DoJ) released nearly…