We are a practice specialising in all aspects of EU-GDPR compliance; from Auditing, Gap Analysis and Preparation for Compliance, to Managing your programme for GDPR and beyond to Continuous Improvement and help with "Secure-by-Design". On 25th May 2018, the new EU General Data Protection Regulation will take effect, which marks a milestone in data protection laws throughout the European Union. The new Regulation with repeal the current legislation and will be relevant to all European Member States. The UK has undertaken to abide by the new Regulation and therefore, EU-GDPR 2016/679 will replace DPA 1998, currently in effect in the UK, regardless of Brexit. Andrus Ansip, Vice-President for the Digital Single Market, said: "Today's agreement is a major step towards a Digital Single Market. With solid common standards for data protection, people can be sure they are in control of their personal information." As the European Commission highlighted in their releases, there are now "Clear modern rules for businesses In today's digital economy, personal data has acquired enormous economic significance, in particular in the area of big data. By unifying Europe's rules on data protection, lawmakers are creating a business opportunity and encouraging innovation." All businesses throughout Europe and the UK need to be aware of their new responsibilities in relation to handling individuals' data: - Legality, Transparency and Fairness - Purpose Limitation - Minimisation - Accuracy - Storage Limitation - Integrity and confidentiality, and most importantly be - Accountable for observing all the above. The easiest way for businesses big and small to achieve this undertaking will be to engage with professionals who specialise in raising the awareness and risks, and who methodically analyse your business to recommend pragmatic solutions to reach and maintain compliance.