Leadership and oversight Details

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Making sure that staff have clear responsibilities for data protection-related activities at a strategic and operational level.

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A fundamental building block of accountability is strong leadership and oversight. This includes making sure that staff have clear responsibilities for data protection-related activities at a strategic and operational level. Some organisations legally require a DPO; but everyone must allocate sufficient resources and make sure that data protection is a shared responsibility, rather than solely the task of someone working directly in a data protection role. You make senior management and the board accountable, and they must lead by example to promote the organised, proactive and positive approach to data protection that underpins everything else.

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