Published: 23 May 2019
‘A year on from the frenzied build-up to GDPR, it feels good to be well on the path towards a more thoughtful approach to compliance with our regulated community. We are encouraged to see more organisations moving towards a state of enlightened compliance, where they understand and believe in the object of our local data protection law. This approach leads to much better outcomes for everyone, transforming compliance from a box-ticking exercise, to an environment that puts the human beings whose rights are at the heart of the legislation centre stage.’The ODPA’s mission is to provide effective data protection regulation – independently from government – and ensure high standards of data protection in the community. This is achieved through education and information, preventing poor handling of personal data and taking appropriate enforcement action where necessary against non-compliance. This mission aims to benefit individuals, organisations, and society as a whole.
‘How we use our regulatory powers fundamentally affects the nature and quality of compliance, so we operate with appropriate governance mechanisms, and the highest standards of ethics embedded into everything we do. We know that our effectiveness as a regulator plays a major role in ensuring data protection standards are met in our regulated community. We are lucky to have a positive relationship with our regulated community, and we appreciate the trust they place in us,’ added Mrs Martins.The ODPA has been running a series of events, including fortnightly drop-in sessions, public and industry consultations on its future events programme, published guidance literature and also provided speakers at industry seminars.
The Bailiwick of Guernsey's independent supervisory authority which regulates data protection legislation. The ODPA protects people by driving responsible use of personal information through helping organisations get it right, deterring harmful information handling, and taking enforcement action against significant non-compliance
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