Data protection officer
The person a school must appoint under UK GDPR to advise on and monitor compliance with data protection law.
- Also called
- DPO
- Used in
- All four UK nations (details may differ)
- Topic
- School roles
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Related terms
- UK GDPR (UK General Data Protection Regulation) All four UK nations (details may differ)
- The UK's main data protection law (with the Data Protection Act 2018), which governs how schools collect, use and keep personal data.
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