Unless you’re a hedgehog or some other hibernating creature, you will have heard about the General Data Protection Regulation. With greater media exposure than Beckham, Markle and Trump combined, it has been written with panache and elegance, underpinned with intrigue and mystery, and is in line for the Nobel Prize for Literature. Well, perhaps not, but it has certainly captured the public imagination, if not that of your average hedgehog.
Joking aside, GDPR has to be embraced. We have issued our summary guide and have worked with our clients to implement suitable systems, processes and controls. Clearly, we also have to practice what we preach. So, we would be grateful if you would read our Privacy Policy and Data Processing Agreement, which can both be found here . There are also links to Data Protection on our website.
Please read these documents carefully as they explain when we act as Data Controller and when we may also act as Data Processor, and the implications for you, and potentially for your clients.
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FCA – new power to vary or cancel permissions
Paul Caine Compliance Conduct, FCA, Register
The FCA can now vary or cancel permissions more quickly than previously applied. What is changing The FCA now has an additional power, which enables quicker action to: vary or cancel the statutory permissions to conduct FCA-regulated activities of many FCA-authorised firms, where those firms: appear to be carrying on no FCA-regulated activities for which they have permission, and […]