Safeguard your organisation against a GDPR breach: Understand data protection law and GDPR best practice tips for the charity sector

This in-person session will take place in the Ground Floor Multi-function Room, One Strawberry Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4BX. A complimentary light lunch is available on arrival at 1pm. The training will commence at 1:30 prompt. 

We cater for vegetarians and vegans. Please email jenny.forrester@connectedvoice.org.uk with further dietary requirements or allergies.

The EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became part of the UK's Data Protection Act in 2018. Any organisation that handles personal data is responsible for ensuring awareness of the rules and has processes in place to comply with the law. Join us to examine data protection for the charity sector, including the risks of using AI technology, the privacy laws surrounding electronic marketing communications, and how to deal with data breaches if things go wrong.

This training session will cover:
• An update on data protection & the law - what personal data is, data rights and responsibilities
• The implications of using Artificial Intelligence when handling personal data
• What happens if there is a data breach? Preventative measures, and to report or not report?
• Insights into direct marketing and PECR (Privacy, Electronic and Communication Regulations 2003)

The workshop is delivered by:
Andrew Swan  - a solicitor specialising in data protection. He has a wealth of experience in advising organisations on compliance with data issues and is known nationally for representing companies subject to investigation by the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Kerry Peach - an experienced data protection manager at Home Group. She has provided in-house data protection support across various sectors since 2017, including not-for-profits, charities, and the private sector.

Who is this workshop for?

Offered free to all VCSE organisations operating in the Newcastle and Gateshead area. Connected Voice Sector Connector, supports businesses that want to make a positive difference in their local community by connecting them to VCSE organisations looking for help. For VCSEs, Sector Connector offers the chance to benefit from in-kind support and training from local experts.

The venue for this event is Ground Floor Multi-function Room, One Strawberry Lane, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4BX.

Connected Voice is committed to reducing our environmental impact and want to champion environmental sustainability to all organisations in the VCSE sector. 
 
To reduce the carbon footprint of our events, we would like to politely request that all attendees make the best effort, where viable, to travel to our events in the most environmentally friendly way possible. 

• The venue has secure bike storage and free to use shower facilities 
• The venue is within 60 seconds from St James Metro Station  
• The venue is less than a 15 minute walk from Central Station  
• The venue is close to 22, 351, 354, 40 and X1 bus links 
• Many city centre bus links are within 10 minutes from the venue  

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Delivery method This in person session will take place at Ground Floor Multi-function Room, One Strawberry Lane - an accessible building. For more information on how to find us, please see our Contact Us page.

Accessibility Please let us know in advance if you have any accessibility requirements that would help you get the most out of this session. We will do everything we can to accommodate them. We can provide a BSL interpreter for training and events on request, but ask you to give us enough advance notice to enable this to be organised. To maximise resources, we are unable to provide BSL interpreters for all sessions unless we know this is essential.

Evaluation This event is free to attend but all participants will be required to complete a short evaluation on completion. This feedback enables us to continue delivering a free programme of training and events.

For security and practical reasons: You can only book one place for yourself. If a colleague wants to attend, they will need to book separately themselves. You must give us all the essential information requested so that we know your registration is genuine.

If circumstances change, you must advise us as soon as possible so that the place isn’t wasted as we have limited spaces for each event. You must also advise us if a substitute person from your organisation is attending in your place. We will be monitoring non-attendance, and may not accept future bookings from regular non-attenders.