Issue - meetings

(i)       to note the information provided about the Council’s information governance performance at sections 3.1 – 3.5 and in the Information Governance Report at Appendix 1; and

(ii)      to note the implementation of changes made through the Council’s GDPR readiness approach, as part of the Council’s wider information assurance improvement plan at sections 3.6 – 3.9.

The Committee had before it a report by the Chief Officer Business Intelligence and Performance Management which presented the annual report on the Council’s Information Governance Performance, including information relating to the changes implemented through the Council’s readiness approach to ensure compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018.

The report recommended:

That the Committee -

(a)      notes the information provided about the Council’s information governance performance at sections 3.1 – 3.5 and in the Information Governance Report at Appendix 1; and

(b)      notes the implementation of changes made through the Council’s GDPR readiness approach, as part of the Council’s wider information assurance improvement plan at sections 3.6 – 3.9.

Members asked questions around the level of GDPR training in place, to ensure that all employees were able to complete the mandatory training, wherein the Information Manager advised that there were various methods available, including group sessions and online training.

The Committee resolved:-

to approve the recommendations contained in the report.