The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will apply in the UK, and therefore the University, from 25 May 2018. The GDPR is intended to update and strengthen the data protection legislation in EU member states (the government has confirmed that the UK’s decision to leave the EU will not affect the commencement of the GDPR). It replaces the UK Data Protection Act 1998.
How it affects us at Hallam
In a nutshell, the new GDPR requirements will affect all areas of the University which process personal data (from emails to post it notes to tweets and more) so that’s essentially everyone! But the University’s GDPR Implementation Group has been working to effect all necessary changes by May 2018 – a list of this work to date is listed on the GDPR pages.
When will we find out more?
The dedicated GDPR pages will provide you with an overview of what it means for you as member of staff at Hallam and how you can be data smart including FAQs, GDPR training, drop in sessions once confirmed. As more resources are made available they will be published through central communications channels (Eview, staff intranet, staff Twitter account) as well as via local contacts in the Implementation Group.
Can I speak to someone now about how this might affect my work/my team’s work?
Yes. Contact DPO@shu.ac.uk (Governance Services).