Courses take place in:

London, Belfast, Manchester, Bristol, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dublin, Cork and Brussels

This practical training session is designed for those that work in the field of data protection. The Level 1 and Level 2 courses taken together constitute a complete training package on the fundamentals of data protection. This session provides a thorough grounding in the following important aspects of data protection practice:

• data retention - the restrictions on keeping data, and how to establish a retention schedule
• transferring data to third parties - the legal requirements for transferring data between organisations
• the main exemptions, including 'crime and tax' and 'disclosures required by law'
• criminal offences - an introduction to the main offences and penalties
• the powers of the data protection regulator, including the circumstances where fines might be imposed
• marketing - an introduction to the restrictions on calling, emailing and faxing people for marketing purposes, and the use of cookies on websites
• risk assessments - the basics of when and how to carry out a risk assessment
• data destruction - methods to ensure lawful and secure destruction

The Level 2 course is designed as a natural progression from Data Protection Essential Knowledge - Level 1, although attending Data Protection Essential Knowledge - Level 1 is not a pre-requisite to attending the Level 2 unless you are a complete beginner to data protection.