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We have established over the last few weeks that 2010 will see much tougher penalties for dpa non-compliance and a much more hostile regulatory environment.

As a counter-measure, and to help organisation meet the requirements of the DPA we have created the DPA Compliance Kit. This kit is comprehensive and walks you through all the steps necessary to achieve compliance cost effectively and in good time.

This PDA Compliance Kit contains all the tools for doing it yourself.

• DPA Compliance Assessment Tool;
• DPA Compliance Documentation Toolkit;
• Data Protection Compliance in the UK – Pocket Guide; &
• How to Survive a Data Breach – Pocket Guide.

How will this compliance kit help?

So you know that you have to comply with the Data Protection Act, and you know that if you are found to be in breach of the DPA after April 2010 the ICO can levy tough penalties, far tougher than any seen before.

The first thing you need to do is identify your current level of conformance. The DPA Compliance Assessment Tool will help you do this: it provides recommendations and offers guidance to help you close any gaps that are identified.

Once you have identified exactly what you need to do in order to become fully compliant with the DPA, you will find the DPA Compliance Documentation Toolkit invaluable. It includes all the documentation templates, which are fully customisable, that are essential for any UK data controller (and UK organisation that is responsible for personal information) seeking compliance with the UK Data Protection Act 1998.

The Assessment Tool and the Documentation Toolkit will enable your organisation to become fully compliant with the DPA. However, to make the process easier and to provide supporting guidance we have included two essential pocket guides:

1. Data protection Compliance in the UK, which will help everyone in the organisation responsible for data protection get up to speed – and ensure that no one has grounds to complain of ignorance of the law!
2. How to Survive a Data Breach which provides essential support for organisations tackling this mission.

Comply with the DPA – Download this essential DPA Compliance Kit Today!