The DPO Centre is a Data Protection Officer resource centre delivering data protection and privacy advice and access to skilled and experienced resources to clients across a range of sectors.
This fund aims to provide charities and not-for-profit organisations with access to data protection consultancy advice and services that ensure they run efficiently, remain compliant with the law, and achieve the following outcomes:
- Provide immediate access to subject matter experts and a broadly experienced team of data protection professionals.
- Remove ‘unknowns’ experienced when conducting a similar process internally.
- Decrease the potential for compliance failure across an organisation.
- Provide a substantial reduction in regulatory and reputational risk.
- Lead to improved trust, increased engagement, reputation, and organisational value.
Charities, voluntary and community groups and not-for-profit organisations that meet the following criteria can apply:
- Based in the UK.
- With a management committee in place of at least three people.
- With a bank account in the organisation's name.
- Willing to carry out a case study once the consultancy work has been completed.
Funding can be used for projects and activities such as:
- Information asset registering and data mapping.
- Policy drafting and review.
- Impact assessments and gap analysis.
- Data protection training.
- Data sharing and international transfers.
- Privacy-by-design.
- Data protection readiness.
How to Apply:
The next deadline for applications is 1 August 2024.
There is a two-stage application process:
- Applicants should first submit a brief online application through the DPO Centre website.
- Applicants will then receive a confirmation email and the DPO Centre will get in touch to request further information to complete the application.
Guidance notes are available from the DPO Centre website (link below).