Services
Data Protection & UK GDPR
From outsourced DPO services to DPIA support and breach response - hands-on data protection expertise that keeps your business compliant, your customers informed, and the ICO satisfied.
Data protection is not a one-time project
UK GDPR is not something you can fix once and forget. Regulatory guidance evolves, your data flows change, new processing activities start, and staff turn over. Effective data protection requires ongoing attention - and most SMEs simply don't have the in-house capacity to give it that.
The Data Use and Access Act 2025 has also introduced meaningful updates to the UK's data protection framework, with implications for how organisations handle legitimate interests, international transfers, and automated decision-making. Many businesses are still catching up.
Peter Berry is a Qualified Data Protection Practitioner with deep hands-on experience across both UK GDPR and its sector-specific applications in energy and telecoms. We provide the continuity and expertise that your business needs - as a retained partner or for specific project engagements.
What We Cover
Focus areas
Our data protection work spans the full compliance lifecycle - from establishing your foundational framework through to day-to-day operational support.
UK GDPR & Data Use and Access Act
Practical advice on all UK data protection obligations - including the updated framework introduced by the Data Use and Access Act 2025. We cut through the legal complexity and tell you what it actually means for your business.
Data Protection Officer (DPO) Duties
Organisations required to appoint a DPO under UK GDPR can outsource that function to us. We fulfil all statutory DPO responsibilities - monitoring compliance, advising on DPIAs, and acting as the ICO contact point.
Privacy Notices & Policies
Transparent, compliant privacy notices and internal data protection policies written in plain language - tailored to your specific data flows and processing activities, not copy-pasted from a template.
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)
Structured DPIAs for high-risk processing activities - identifying privacy risks, documenting mitigating controls, and maintaining the audit trail that the ICO expects to see.
Subject Access Request Handling
Process design, template responses, and case-by-case support for handling SARs within statutory timeframes - including complex or contested requests where individuals challenge your response.
Data Breach Response & ICO Notification
Rapid, structured support when a personal data breach occurs - assessing reportability, drafting ICO notifications within the 72-hour window, and managing communication with affected individuals.
How to Work With Us
Engagement options
Two ways to access our data protection expertise - built around your compliance stage and operational needs.
Retainer
Data Protection as a Service
Your outsourced DPO and ongoing compliance partner.
We act as your embedded data protection function - covering DPO duties, monitoring regulatory developments, reviewing new processing activities, and providing a named point of contact for staff queries and regulatory correspondence.
- Named outsourced DPO (where required)
- Ongoing ROPA maintenance
- New processing activity reviews
- Regulatory update briefings
- SAR and breach support included
- Annual compliance health check
Fixed-Fee Project
Privacy Consultancy
Defined scope. Clear deliverables. One fee.
For organisations that need a specific piece of work done well - a DPIA, a privacy notice review, a data mapping exercise, or a gap analysis against UK GDPR. Agreed in advance, delivered on time.
- Data mapping & ROPA creation
- Gap analysis against UK GDPR
- Privacy notice drafting or review
- DPIA for a specific project
- Staff training session
- ICO registration review
Outsourced DPO Service
What is an Outsourced Data Protection Officer?
An outsourced DPO acts as your dedicated privacy professional, giving you expert data protection support without the cost or commitment of an in-house hire. For SMEs and charities that lack the time or specialist expertise to manage UK GDPR compliance internally, it is often the most practical and affordable solution.
Larger organisations can afford to employ a full-time, in-house DPO. For smaller businesses and charities, an outsourced DPO delivers the same level of senior expertise and statutory fulfilment at a fraction of the cost, with up-to-date knowledge of the law and hands-on support whenever you need it.
The service is designed to reduce the risk of non-compliance, fines, and reputational damage, while building customer trust by demonstrating a genuine commitment to privacy.
What the outsourced DPO service includes:
- Annual audit to identify areas for improvement and ensure your framework is current
- Tailored staff training that reflects your organisation's roles and processing activities
- Review of privacy notices for clarity, accuracy, and legal compliance
- Checks on the third parties you share data with
- Handling Subject Access Requests within statutory timeframes
- Data breach assessment and ICO notification support within 72 hours
- Named DPO contact for staff queries and regulatory correspondence
Typical GDPR consultancy work includes:
- Initial gap review to assess your current compliance position
- Creating your Record of Processing Activities (RoPA)
- Drafting privacy notices that are clear and legally accurate
- Setting up policies for data subject requests and data breaches
- Staff training materials tailored to your organisation
- Reviewing third-party data practices and processor agreements
- Keeping data records accurate and up to date
GDPR Consultancy
Empowering Your Business with GDPR Consultancy
For organisations that want to manage GDPR compliance internally without an outsourced DPO, our GDPR consultancy service provides the foundation you need to do it confidently and correctly.
We provide expert guidance on the first steps to GDPR-compliant practices - helping you understand the core elements of UK GDPR, implement clear and tailored policies, and establish structured processes for collecting, storing, and processing personal data.
The result: your team is equipped with the confidence to manage compliance day to day, with flexible on-demand support available when you need it, and less reliance on external resources over time.
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Whether you need an outsourced DPO, a one-off DPIA, or help getting your UK GDPR house in order, get in touch for a no-obligation conversation.
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