The European General Data Protection Regulation 

The European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into effect across the EU on 25 May 2018. It replaces existing EU and UK data protection law and will continue in force even after the UK leaves the EU.

If you do not comply your organisation could be fined, so click here to find out more, or download our factsheet as a pdf.

The new UK Data Protection and Digital Information Bill is currently working through Parliament and is likely to become law in 2024. In particular it is hoped it will reduce the processing burden on charities leading to benefits particularly related to fundraising.  This CIOF blog considers some of the possible changes.

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Page last amended Oct 2023