Data Gap Analysis Services | Thorntons Business Law

Data Protection Audit and Gap Analysis

Full audit and data protection health check
Identification of data management issues to address
Development and implementation of plans to improve compliance
Ongoing practical support and advice

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Undertaking an audit and data compliance health check is a great way to assess your organisation’s compliance levels with GDPR and other data-focused legislation. It allows you to assess critically what information your organisation processes as a whole and to identify any steps you need to take to become and stay compliant with GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018.

Our data protection specialists can undertake an Audit and Data Compliance Health Check of your organisation’s procedures and policies to assess your compliance with data protection legislation. We can identify areas in your data management that need to be addressed and formulate a plan to improve your overall compliance. We can guide you through the plan step by step to put you in the best position to demonstrate your commitment to data protection and privacy to your customers and the regulator.

Frequently asked questions

Here we look at how a gap analysis can help your organisation meet its data protection responsibilities.

What is an audit and data protection health check?

An Audit and Data Protection Health Check is a detailed analysis of your organisation’s compliance levels with data protection laws and good practice. We have developed a detailed audit tool which considers over 30 different areas of compliance. The output of this process is a detailed report providing you with your organisation’s compliance levels and identification of areas of improvement.

What are the benefits of a gap analysis and data protection health check?

The benefit of an Audit and Data Protection Health check is that it promotes and demonstrates accountability in terms of data protection compliance, which is a cornerstone of the UK GDPR and an obligation on all Data Controllers. It also is invaluable in really understanding where an organisation ought to concentrate efforts in terms of compliance and can be used as a foundation to build its data protection compliance plan.

Who can carry out the process?

Anyone with appropriate levels of expertise in data protection compliance can carry out this process. Our team of experts have in-depth experience in carrying out Audit and Data Health Check processes for our clients, either as a standalone service or as part of our Outsourced DPO Service.

How can Thorntons help?

Our team of data protection experts have extensive experience in carrying out comprehensive Audit and Data Health Check processes for our clients across a range of organisations and sectors. We can provide this for you either as a standalone service or as part of our Outsourced DPO Service.

Please call our specialist Data Protection team on 03330 430350 for more information on how we can help your organisation with an Audit and Data Protection Health Check. Or complete our online enquiry form and an expert in our Data Protection team will call you back.