Dear Parents and Carers,
As you may already know, the GDPR comes into place on May 25th 2018 and affects everyone in the uk.
Please take a few moments to look through our GDPR Privacy Notice and Data Protection Policy which are located here:
http://www.holywell.kent.sch.uk/general-data-protection-regulations-gdpr/
If you are unsure what GDPR refers to, please see our simple guide below to see how it may affect you.
When does the new regulation start?
May 25, 2018
Who will enforce it in the UK?
The Information Commissioner's Office
What's new?
There are new rights for people to access the information companies hold about them, obligations for better data management for businesses, and a new regime of fines
Does Brexit matter?
The UK is implementing a new Data Protection Bill which largely includes all the provisions of the GDPR. There are some small changes but our own law will be largely the same