GDPR Gap Analysis

One of URM’s most popular services is the GDPR gap analysis, which will help you understand your current levels of data protection compliance, identify gaps and vulnerabilities, and enable you to establish and implement a prioritised action plan.  
The gap analysis can be a thorough exploration of compliance or can be completed as a 2 or 3 day high-level review, conducted remotely or on site, and typically involves interviews with pre-agreed personnel and a high-level documentation review.  

URM will be looking to examine how you process personal data in each area of your business, the measures you have in place and to understand the relationship with customers, third parties and stakeholders.  A RAG status diagram is often used to illustrate, at a high level, your GDPR compliance, and you will receive clear practical guidance on which gaps to prioritise in terms of remediation activity.

‍The gap analysis will cover all aspects of data protection compliance, including:

• Adherence to data protection principles
• Delivery of data subject rights
• Privacy by design, risk assessment and data protection impact assessment processes
• The lawful basis for processing and the management of consent
• The record of processing activities
• Third-party processing of data
• Data retention and deletion
• Data security measures
• Breach procedures
• Record keeping practices to demonstrate compliance.
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If you are looking to reset or reinforce your data protection compliance you will find this service invaluable, and it can also be used as part of an audit or compliance monitoring regime.

Organisations have found a gap analysis to be a useful tool to provide a check on current compliance, but also when they are looking to improve their data protection position or when considering new business ventures.  As URM operates with clients worldwide, a gap analysis can be used to consider compliance before an organisation moves into new international markets.

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Why URM?

Track record

URM’s DP and GDPR consultants have extensive ‘real world’ experience as both practitioners and subject matter experts working at a senior level within a range of industries and public bodies as well as in their data protection consulting roles advising organisations on best practice.  With a 19-year track record assisting organisations to comply with legislation such as the Data Protection Act, the GDPR and local country-specific legislation, URM has earned a reputation for adopting a pragmatic and business appropriate approach.

Flexible service offerings

A key differentiator between URM and other data protection service providers is our flexible service offerings.  Our service can be customised to your precise requirements, in terms of the type of support you require and the frequency of site days (remote or on site) etc. Equally, with our remediation support, URM can assist you address any gaps identified and achieve full GDPR compliance. We can also help you maintain that compliance with ongoing GDPR auditing services and assist with processes such as data subject access requests as a regular service or to help you reduce your backlogs.

Knowledge transfer

URM prides itself on its knowledge transfer philosophy and training expertise which helps to ensure that you not only understand what the principles and requirements of the GDPR are but how to best meet them.

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