Our GDPR Audit service evaluates your organisation’s compliance with UK GDPR, EU GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and PECR, while also aligning with recognised security standards (including ISO27001) and best practices in emerging technologies, including AI. Providing you with assurance and clarity on your current compliance position. Whether you’re seeking a high level GDPR gap analysis, or a comprehensive data protection compliance audit, we deliver an extensive report and clear, actionable roadmap, giving you a thorough understanding of your current compliance position, and pragmatic remedial advice and recommendations to minimise risk.
Our audit service covers all the critical areas required for compliance. These include:
Completing an external audit will help you identify vulnerabilities, mitigate risk, and support compliance, alongside providing assurance to the board. In addition, an external data protection compliance audit, provided by subject matter experts, can help establish trust with existing employees, current customers, and new prospects. It can also help raise awareness internally, and promote best practice within your organisation, resulting in cultural, and holistic, changes that can offer benefits beyond compliance.
Contact us today for your free consultation to discuss how our data protection audit service can support your organisation.
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You will receive expert DPO support without the overhead of hiring in-house. Whether you need an interim DPO, outsourced DPO, or specialist data protection expertise, we provide board-level guidance, compliance oversight, and practical, hands-on support tailored to your organisation.
A data breach can happen at any time. Our emergency response team is available 24/7, providing immediate guidance on breach containment, investigation, reporting, and lessons learned to protect your organisation and reputation.
High-risk processing requires a structured approach. We conduct and review DPIAs, identifying risks and providing clear mitigation strategies to keep your organisation compliant and secure.
Managing Data Subject Access Requests (SARs) and individual rights requests can be time-consuming. We handle, redact, and review requests efficiently, ensuring compliance with UK GDPR response deadlines while protecting sensitive data. You can see more about our SAR Service here.
Transferring personal data across borders requires the right safeguards. We assess your data sharing arrangements and ensure compliance with SCCs, IDTAs, and Transfer Risk Assessments. We also provide reports on international data flows and compliance status for leadership discussions.
Your compliance is only as strong as your weakest link. We conduct due diligence on your suppliers, review Data Processing Agreements (DPAs), and help mitigate risks when working with third parties. Findings can be presented at governance meetings to ensure informed decision-making.
Robust policies are the foundation of a strong data protection framework. We create, review, and update key documents, including privacy notices, RoPAs, data protection policies, retention schedules, and internal procedures, ensuring they align with ICO expectations and industry best practices. Our service ensures policies remain up to date with legal changes, tailored to your organisation’s needs, and effectively communicated to staff.
Navigating regulatory requirements can be complex. We act as your main point of contact with the ICO, handling complaints, audits, breach reporting, and regulatory inquiries, ensuring your organisation is represented professionally.
Stay ahead of compliance risks with an independent GDPR and information security audit. We can assess policies, systems, and controls, identifying gaps, risks, and improvement areas, ensuring your organisation remains compliant with data protection legislation.
You’ll have ongoing access to expert advice and support with our DPO services, whether via phone or through our dedicated ticketing system, ensuring you get real-time audited guidance whenever you need it. We will always ensure that there is cover if your dedicated DPO is on holiday or off sick.
Empower your team with expert-led GDPR, AI and data protection training. We can deliver custom training sessions, from board-level briefings to employee workshops, ensuring your staff understands their responsibilities, risks, and best practices. Read more about our training here.
Data protection isn’t just a legal requirement—it’s a business priority. We provide high-level strategic advice to leadership teams, ensuring data privacy is embedded into your wider governance and risk management strategies. Our DPOs attend monthly, quarterly, and yearly board meetings or committees to report on compliance, risk management, and project progress, ensuring senior stakeholders are informed and engaged.
AI and automation are revolutionising business—but they also introduce new risks. We ensure your AI tools comply with data protection laws, from DPIAs to supplier due diligence and governance frameworks.
As a DPAS customer, you gain exclusive access to a wealth of free resources designed to keep your organisation informed and compliant. Our expert-led webinars cover the latest data protection developments, regulatory updates, and practical compliance strategies. You’ll also receive complimentary guides, toolkits, and templates to support your internal processes. Additionally, DPAS customers get priority invitations to industry events, networking opportunities, and roundtable discussions, ensuring you stay ahead in the ever-evolving privacy landscape.
We introduce your lead consultant, agree timelines, and request initial documents. This is your chance to raise concerns or request focus on specific areas. DPAS prides itself on the strong relationships we forge, and this is a great opportunity for key stakeholders to meet and align expectations.
We analyse your policies, procedures, accountability documentation, and other evidence. This review feeds into your final data protection audit report, tailored to your sector and organisation.
We interview key stakeholders to assess day-to-day practices, awareness, and organisational culture and understanding. This can be conducted onsite or virtually. Giving us a holistic view of the organisation, and the application of current provisions.
We assess your organisation against our bespoke GDPR audit criteria and scoring framework, producing an overall compliance score and sectional breakdowns. Giving you a simple, easy to understand, report and recommendations. Where possible DPAS can also provide market comparison evaluations so you can understand your position in relation to similar organisations.
We provide a detailed GDPR audit report including:
We don’t stop at recommendations. We work with you to design and implement a remediation plan. This includes guidance from our consultants, or DPO team, to help you implement change confidently. DPAS can also provide further support with remedial work if necessary.
CASE STUDy
Rhodes Trust approached Data Privacy Advisory Service looking for an external consultancy to provide an impartial data protection and information security audit, and board level report.
The Trust wanted support to help identify and address any vulnerabilities or weaknesses in their data protection practices, and advise on any current risks post-audit to help them continue to maintain a good level of compliance.
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DPAS impressed us with the breadth and depth of the services they offered.
The DPAS team quickly understood how our work fits together, and throughout the audit process I’ve appreciated the expertise of each member of the team that we’ve worked with. Their advice throughout has been reassuringly thorough, pragmatic, and tailored to our needs.
AMADA approached DPAS seeking a consultancy who could thoroughly audit their organisation’s data protection compliance levels with the various legislation.
AMADA needed the help of experts in data protection to ensure that their practices, policies, procedures and documentation all met the required standards and that the personal data of their customers and staff was adequately safeguarded.
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We would highly recommend DPAS to any organisation seeking GDPR consultancy services.
The team at DPAS have demonstrated an exceptional understanding of the intricacies of GDPR compliance.
Subsequently, DPAS has continued to provide us with support in other services such as compliance projects and training. The thoroughness and professionalism of their team is exceptional.
GDPR AUDIT SERVICES
A Data Protection and GDPR Audit is a structured assessment of your organisation’s compliance with data protection laws, including the UK GDPR, EU GDPR, PECR, and the Data Protection Act 2018. At DPAS, our audit reviews your policies, procedures, accountability documentation, and your technical and organisational security measures, as well as looking at culture and implementation.
Your dedicated DPAS consultant will use a combination of interviews, document reviews, and audit tools to assess how well data protection is embedded in your organisation. We identify any compliance gaps or risks, then provide clear, actionable recommendations to improve your position.
Whether your organisation is already performing well or needs support to meet its legal obligations, the audit will give you an honest, evidence-based view of where you stand. Our audit report includes an executive summary – ideal for circulating at board level, and highlights risks in your current data privacy framework – allowing you to have a clear understanding of your current position. It reduces your risk of regulatory fines and reputational harm, while building trust with your customers, staff, and stakeholders.
If you are a business to business organisation, having an outsourced data protection audit – delivered by experts, helps demonstrate how your business protects their customers and supports the sales process.
All of our consultants have years of experience working in the sector. They all hold various academic qualifications and at a minimum hold the BCS Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection, Open University Cyber Security Training Certificate (24 CPD credits) and AI for Data Protection Practitioners Certificate (16 CPD credits) alongside a plethora of other academic qualifications.
Our GDPR compliance audit services can vary in price depending on your organisation’s size and the scope of the audit. To fit your budget, however, we can offer a variety of compliance audits from a full data privacy framework assessment to a condensed version of a GDPR audit, to provide support in a way that suits you and is financially viable.
Contact us to discuss your organisation’s needs. We will put together a tailored proposal based on your organisation’s requirements and the level of support you need.
DPAS can perform compliance audits onsite, or offsite, depending on what best suits you, allowing your organisation to continue business as usual with little to no disruption to your operations.
With our data protection and information security audit service, you will gain a deeper understanding of your security position and current adherence to data protection laws, alongside a comprehensive remedial plan to ensure you can mitigate risks and improve overall compliance.
Due to new technologies like artificial intelligence, and the uptick in Software as a Service, organisations are faced with more compliance challenges, and information security threats than ever before, making now a better time than ever to audit your data protection and information security practices.
Following the audit, you will be provided with an extensive report, pragmatic recommendations, remedial advice, and an action plan on how to implement change in order to improve your compliance position and reduce your business risk. Your dedicated consultant can present the results during the end of project meeting, and offer further explanation and clarity wherever necessary.
We have experience in supporting a wide range of sectors including Medical and Healthcare, Education and Schools, Public Sector and Local Authorities, Financial Services, Retail and Leisure, Charities and Nonprofits, and many more. Each member of our team has specialisms in different sectors so we will ensure your audit is performed by consultants matched to your organisation’s needs.
An outsourced DPO is an external data protection expert who takes on the legal responsibilities of a Data Protection Officer for your organisation. Instead of hiring an in-house DPO, you gain access to expert GDPR support, compliance oversight, and regulatory guidance at a fraction of the cost.
Under UK GDPR and EU GDPR, you must appoint a DPO if:
– You are a public authority or body (except courts acting in a judicial capacity).
– Your core activities involve large-scale processing of special category or criminal offence data.
– You systematically monitor individuals on a large scale
We provide an emergency response service for data breaches, cyber incidents, and regulatory concerns. You can contact us 24/7 via phone or our ticketing system, and our team will guide you through containment, impact assessment, regulatory reporting, and mitigation strategies.
You will be assigned a dedicated DPO who understands your organisation, industry, and compliance needs. However, we also provide backup cover if your DPO is unavailable, ensuring you always have a fully qualified expert at your disposal.
All of our DPOs have years of experience working in privacy. They all hold various academic qualifications and at a minimum hold BCS Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection, AI for Data Protection Practitioners CPD and have Cyber Security training from the Open University.
As your appointed Data Protection Officer, we act as the main point of contact with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) and other regulatory bodies. We respond to ICO inquiries, manage audits, and handle compliance investigations on your behalf, ensuring the best possible outcome.
Our pricing is based on your organisation’s size, sector, and data protection needs. We offer flexible packages, from retainer-based support to full-service DPO solutions. Prices start from as little as £400 per month. Contact us for a tailored quote based on your requirements.
Medical and Healthcare, Education and Schools, Public Sector and Local Authorities, Financial Services, Retail and Leisure, Charities and Nonprofits and many more. All of our team have specialisms in different sectors so we will ensure you are paired with the best DPO to meet your organisation’s needs.
Contact us to discuss your organisation’s needs.
We will put together a tailored proposal together based on your organisation’s requirements and the level of support you need. You are then assigned a dedicated DPO, we will send you a contract to sign and then we can get started.
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WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
Easy to understand data privacy and information security services that are always available, consistently pragmatic and continually exceeding expectations.
Our leading consultancy provides access to data protection professionals who stay current with regulations. Our experts have the subject matter expertise they need to support your organisation effectively through a data protection audit.
By partnering with us, you will benefit from a cost-effective solution. We work closely with you to develop a customised plan that meets your specific needs and budget, eliminating the expenses of hiring an in-house team or seeking external legal advice.
Outsourcing your data protection audit offers flexibility without committing to a full-time employee. We have the capacity and capability to support your organisation whenever you need it, allowing you to focus on core business activities while ensuring data protection requirements are met.
Our experienced team helps you to identify potential risks and offer solutions on how best to mitigate them. They’ll find any weaknesses or vulnerabilities and provide recommendations on how to avoid these becoming more problematic.
With a wealth of experience in data protection and information security across various sectors, we deliver tailored solutions. We understand your organisation’s unique challenges and provide customised recommendations and strategies to enhance your data protection practices.
Outsourcing the task of auditing your practices and level of compliance gives you peace of mind knowing you’re taking the right steps to making data privacy a priority and are more likely to meet your data protection obligations.
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