Jo McIntosh, Solicitor, and Robert Bishop, Graduate Trainee, presented a detailed report on the General Data Protection Regulation which dealt with the principles on which personal data should be processed, the lawful bases on which organisations could rely on and the rights available to individuals. The report had been considered by the Executive at its meeting on 22 March 2018 and its recommendations – to adopt the new Data Protection Policy and to appoint the Head of Democratic and Legal Services/Monitoring Officer the Authority’s Data Protection Officer – would be presented to Council on 5 April 2018.
It was noted that a training programme for Councillors was being developed by the Local Government Association which would be rolled out to the Borough Councillors in due course.
RESOLVED
That the report be noted.