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Records related to compliance with Data Protection Act and Freedom of Information Act are the responsibility of the Information Assurance Manager.
Guidance providing an overview of the Data Protection Act and how it affects research activity.
There are many situations where the University might engage a third party to carry out activities on their behalf, perhaps some specialist expertise or a software platform.
Useful data protection terminology.
The Data Protection Impact Assessment is a legal requirement where any data processing is likely to result in a high risk to individuals and good practice for any project involving the processing of personal data.
Training for all staff across all aspects of records management, Data Protection, Freedom of Information and the Environmental Information Regulations.
The GDPR includes a range of rights for individuals around their data. Anyone whose data is processed by the University can make a rights request under GDPR.
The University processes and pays for DBS checks where it is needed to complete a course.
DBS checks for student volunteering activities. DBS checks for student volunteering activities. Volunteers are eligible for free DBS checks. Requests for student volunteer DBS checks are also processed by the DBS Team. These normally come through
This guidance is intended for staff members enquiring whether an individual student (including research students) or cohort of students will need a DBS check.