Data Protection Officer

Day 1: Data Protection Foundations and the DPO Role

• Core data protection concepts, terminology and regulatory expectations
• The role, appointment, independence and reporting line of the DPO
• Data protection principles: lawfulness, fairness, transparency, accuracy and accountability
• Personal data, special category data, criminal offence data and sensitive processing risks

Day 2: Lawful Processing, Transparency and Data Subject Rights

• Lawful bases for processing and conditions for special category data
• Privacy notices, consent, legitimate interests and fair processing requirements
• Managing data subject rights, access requests, erasure, rectification and objection
• Data retention, minimisation, purpose limitation and records of processing activities

Day 3: Privacy Governance and Risk Management

• Building a practical data protection governance framework
• Policies, procedures, training, awareness and internal monitoring
• Data Protection Impact Assessments and privacy-by-design controls
• Managing processors, suppliers, contracts and third-party data sharing

Day 4: Breach Management, Security and International Transfers

• Identifying, assessing and escalating personal data breaches
• Breach notification, investigation, evidence gathering and corrective action
• Security principles, access control, confidentiality and organisational safeguards
• International data transfers, transfer risk assessment and cross-border compliance

Day 5: DPO Effectiveness, Reporting and Continuous Improvement

• Monitoring compliance and reporting data protection performance to leadership
• Handling regulator engagement, complaints and data subject enquiries
• Auditing data protection controls and improving accountability evidence
• Developing a DPO action plan for ongoing compliance and organisational improvement