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FOI / 3875 / 2018 - GDPR Service Improvements

 

Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I can confirm that Essex County Fire & Rescue Service does hold this information.

Please see below the answer to your request.

Initial Request:

1. Do you plan on investing in technology specifically to comply with GDPR in the next 12 months?

o Yes

o No

2. Have you implemented information security network(s)? Have those networks been updated to take account of GDPR?

o Yes

o No

3. Nearly six months after GDPR has come into effect, have you completed an assessment and validation with all third-party organisations you work with regarding GDPR compliance?

o Yes

o No

4.  Do you monitor the compliance of all the third-party organisations you work against your information security?

o Yes

o No

5. Under the new rules, have you completed an audit to identify all files or databases that include personally identifiable information (PII) within your organisation?

o Yes

o No

6. Have the employees in your organisation received training on data protection and other relevant law?

o Yes

o No

Final Response:

1. Do you plan on investing in technology specifically to comply with GDPR in the next 12 months?

Yes

2. Have you implemented information security network(s)? Have those networks been updated to take account of GDPR?

 No

3. Nearly six months after GDPR has come into effect, have you completed an assessment and validation with all third-party organisations you work with regarding GDPR compliance?

 Yes

4.  Do you monitor the compliance of all the third-party organisations you work against your information security?

 Yes

5. Under the new rules, have you completed an audit to identify all files or databases that include personally identifiable information (PII) within your organisation?

 Yes

6. Have the employees in your organisation received training on data protection and other relevant law?

Yes

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the right to apply for an internal review. Internal review requests should be submitted within two months of the date of your original email and should be addressed to: Internal Review, Performance & Data Team, Kelvedon Park, Rivenhall, Witham, Essex CM8 3HB.