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ARTICLE · 26 APRIL 2018

Education Bulletin Spring 2018

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GDPR: Public authority status - what does this mean for academy trusts

What do schools need to look out for and do differently to other organisations? No matter what type of organisation you are there are some key steps you should be taking to prepare for the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) including data mapping, analysis of the lawful basis for processing data and implementation of changes to policies and procedures. In this article we highlight particular issues arising for academy trusts.

Public Authority status

Those familiar with academies will know, academy trusts are already designated as public authorities for the purposes of Freedom of Information Act queries. There is no separate definition of a "public authority" in the GDPR and whilst the government has power to redefine particular organisations and remove public authority status for the purposes of GDPR it has expressed no intention to do so for academies.

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