About the ICO News and events Events and webinars 24 in total GDPR Event for Umbrella Organisations 03 July 2018, Event, BMA House, London The ICO's Assurance team are leading a workshop on GDPR. Advisory Visit Workshop 19 June 2018, Event, Birmingham Conference and Events Centre, Birmingham The ICO's Assurance team are hosting a free workshop in Birmingham today, covering Governance and Accountability, Information Security and Records Management. The Caldicott Guardian in General Practice Summit 23 March 2018, Event, De Vere West One Conference Centre, London The ICO’s Stacey Egerton will be speaking at The Caldicott Guardian in General Practice Summit. Personal data and the GDPR – building consumers' trust and confidence 11 January 2018, Webinar The ICO recognises that informing and educating the public about their personal information is key to ensuring the ultimate success of the updated data protection legislation for all concerned: individuals, brands, the public and third sectors - as well as the ICO, as regulator. Health Sector SME Workshop 2017: Manchester 09 November 2017, Event, Principal Hotel, Oxford Road, Manchester The ICO’s Assurance team will be hosting a webinar and free workshops for small to medium organisations who look after heath related personal data, eg physiotherapists, chiropodists and opticians. The webinar and workshops will cover the basics of data protection both now and under the GDPR. Health Sector SME Workshop 2017: Birmingham 07 November 2017, Event, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Central Square, Birmingham The ICO’s Assurance team will be hosting a webinar and free workshops for small to medium organisations who look after heath related personal data, eg physiotherapists, chiropodists and opticians. The webinar and workshops will cover the basics of data protection both now and under the GDPR. Law enforcement provisions of the Data Protection Bill 19 October 2017, Webinar Are you a competent authority processing personal data for a law enforcement purpose? Our webinar will guide your organisation through the preparations you should be making to prepare for the change… Health Sector SME Workshop 2017: London 11 October 2017, Event, Congress Centre, 28 Great Russell Street, London The ICO’s Assurance team will be hosting a webinar and free workshops for small to medium organisations who look after heath related personal data, eg physiotherapists, chiropodists and opticians. The webinar and workshops will cover the basics of data protection both now and under the GDPR. FOI conference – Trust, transparency and progressive information rights 20 September 2017, Event, Hilton Hotel, Manchester Co-hosted by Elizabeth Denham, Information Commissioner, and Rosemary Agnew, Scottish Information Commissioner, on Wednesday 20 September in Manchester. Northern Ireland Data Protection Conference 08 September 2017, Event, Templepatrick, County Antrim The Information Commissioner Elizabeth Denham will be speaking at the Northern Ireland Data Protection Conference. Data Protection and Information Security now and in the future – an introduction for small organisations in the healthcare sector 23 August 2017, Webinar Are you responsible for looking after health-related personal data in smaller organisations such as physiotherapists, chiropodists and opticians? Would you like to know more about the basics of data protection, the principles and what it means for you both under the current Data Protection Act and future General Data Protection Regulations? ICO Grants Programme webinar 15 June 2017, Webinar This webinar will give more details about our the ICO's Grants Programme including information about how to apply. ICO performance highlights 2016/17 9 May 2017, Webinar On Tuesday 9 May, Deputy Commissioner Simon Entwisle is hosting a webinar to share some of the performance highlights and other facts and figures from the reporting year just finished, 2016/17. Surveillance webinar 3 May 2017, Webinar Using surveillance technology is becoming more and more common and the ICO has seen a number of data protection issues arise due to its use. Manual records in the health sector webinar 15 March 2017, Webinar This webinar looked at the most common errors the ICO sees as part of our audits and advisory visits in the logging, tracking, movement and storage of manual records in the health sector. From small GP practices to large hospitals, the ICO consistently find the same errors being made. This webinar looked at what we find, and gave practical tips on how to avoid making the same mistakes. Data Protection Practitioners’ Conference 2017 06 March 2017, Event, Manchester Central Convention Complex, Manchester The ICO’s Data Protection Practitioners' Conference 2017 took place on Monday 6 March and was held at the Manchester Central Conference Centre. Data protection for the education sector webinar 28 February 2017, Webinar This webinar looked at best practice when it comes to collecting and using personal information of pupils and staff within educational establishments. It also discussed the ICO’s role and powers if problems with sensitive data occur. Fundraising and Regulatory Compliance Conference 21 February 2017, Event, Manchester Town Hall The ICO, The Charity Commission and The Fundraising Regulator have jointly organised this conference with the aim of helping charities and other fundraising groups comply with the law. It will set… Data Protection for small and medium-sized enterprises 9 February 2017, Webinar This webinar looked at best practice for SMEs when they are collecting, sharing or processing data. It focused on the ICO’s powers of enforcement if things go wrong and offered suggestions to improve your practices. It also looked at some of the things small businesses will need to think about in the run up to GDPR in May 2018. Data protection for SMEs webinar 9 February 2017, Webinar This webinar will look at best practice for SME when they are collecting, sharing or processing data. Data protection on the move webinar 14 December 2016, Webinar This webinar will look at some of the main issues caused by working at home or on the move with personal data and how this can lead to damaging losses and breaches. It will look at some of the key cases the ICO has been involved in and look at how you can avoid making mistakes and improve your practices in this area. Can you afford a data breach? 16 November 2016, Webinar This webinar will discuss issues related to the causes of data breaches and how organisations can prevent them. Cyber security webinar 13 October 2016, Webinar This webinar focuses on issues around cyber security and ways to improve your organisations practices. Records management for the public sector webinar 8 September 2016, Webinar In this webinar, the ICO's Judith Jones and Sue Markey discussed good practices in records management for the public sector, key themes and common trends, and how the ICO can assist. Loading results