public sector bodies

 

data protection

 

Public sector bodies operate in an environment where they are subject to continuous scrutiny, and therefore need to ensure that their standards of compliance are robust, defined and capable of being defended. They are also subject to a rapidly increasing raft of legislation that governs how their information must be managed.

 

Our information team has cutting edge experience, gained in some of the public sector’s toughest environments, and has the advantage of a degree of practical experience in matters such as responding to Freedom of Information Act requests that is rare, even amongst specialist legal advisers.

how we can help

Every organisation is different. We aim to provide legal advice and solutions that fit harmoniously with your organisation’s processes and culture, whilst keeping your auditors happy, and to give you practical advice that will help you to build up your levels of compliance and suggest processes that simplify, rather than complicate matters.  We understand the pressures that constant change can bring to an organisation and are experienced in managing stakeholders in public sector environments. 

 

In all respects we aim to work in partnership with you and your colleagues in a way which respects your organisation’s needs for quality budgeted, cost-effective services. Areas where we can help include:

 

For further information please contact Jo Dawtrey in the Data Protection and Freedom of Information team on 01865 253257 or email jo.dawtrey@bllaw.co.uk