Birmingham Education Advisory Service (BEAS)
I am excited to once again be working with Nas Hussain and her colleagues, many of whom I have known in other capacities over the years....
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Steve Cullen
Jul 21, 20231 min read
Wishing you all a restful and relaxing summer break!
I know that for many of you working in schools it has been a busy and stressful year so I hope you all get to take a meaningful break to...
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Steve Cullen
May 23, 20232 min read
ICO Guidance on Schools FOI Requests Response Deadlines
The time of year is approaching when I am asked by schools what would happen if they were to receive a Freedom of Information request...
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Steve Cullen
May 23, 20231 min read
For a change, poetry instead of GDPR!
Once in a while, I choose to post something on here that isn't GDPR related and this is one of those occasions. My son Tom, who some of...
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Steve Cullen
May 9, 20231 min read
US data transfers
I have recently been asked by some of my clients what the situation is regarding data transfers to the United States. The EU are...
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Steve Cullen
May 9, 20233 min read
ICO guidance on keeping your IT systems safe and secure
The ICO has published some useful new guidance on this topic. The guidance can be found at:- https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/sme-web...
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Steve Cullen
Apr 28, 20231 min read
DfE's new Data Protection toolkit for schools
The DfE have a useful new toolkit available on the website that gives guidance on all aspects of how schools should manage this topic. It...
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Steve Cullen
Oct 10, 20221 min read
Secure email
Probably the most frequent question I am asked is how secure is email nowadays and do we still need to encrypt attachments and personal...
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Steve Cullen
Dec 1, 20211 min read
ICO issues provisional view to fine Clearview AI Inc over £17 million
The ICO has shown a clear statement of intent with the a £17 million (at this stage provisional) fine to Clearview AI, which is just...
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Steve Cullen
Nov 30, 20211 min read
How Many Commissioners Does it Take?
Not everyone seems to be aware we have a Surveillance Camera Commissioner as well as an Information Commissioner. There is a useful...
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Steve Cullen
Nov 30, 20212 min read
Encrypted email and Birmingham City Council
Over the last few months I have encountered more and more schools that have been frustrated by Birmingham City Council staff saying they...
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Steve Cullen
Nov 30, 20211 min read
Data sharing code of practice
I am being asked more and more frequently about data sharing so I thought it might be worth making people aware of the excellent guidance...
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Steve Cullen
Nov 30, 20211 min read
Should schools use facial recognition technology?
For those of you haven't seen it there is a very interesting article on the use of facial recognition technology in schools on the TES...
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Steve Cullen
Nov 17, 20211 min read
How to complete a DPIA
One of the most frequent questions I get asked is "How do you do a DPIA?" I'm always happy to explain but the ICO has some useful...
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Steve Cullen
Nov 17, 20211 min read
Information on private devices
The ICO has recently updated its guidance on public authority data held on private devices. This can be found at:...
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Steve Cullen
Nov 17, 20211 min read
New Information Commissioner
On 3rd November, the ICO website provided the following update:- "Elizabeth Denham’s term as the Information Commissioner comes to an end...
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Steve Cullen
Jul 6, 20211 min read
New Information Commissioner update
The current Information Commissioner, Elizabeth Denham, was due to leave her post earlier this year, as I have been telling my clients...
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Steve Cullen
Jul 6, 20211 min read
Five Years!
Many of you will know that I'm am avid record collector and one of my all-time favourite songs is David Bowie's "Five Years" from the...
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Steve Cullen
Jul 6, 20211 min read
New ICO Teaching Resources
The Information Commissioner's Office has released some new teaching material to enable schools to prepare their pupils for using their...
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Steve Cullen
Mar 19, 20211 min read
New Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner appointed
The Surveillance Camera Commissioner’s Office blog has recently announced the appointment of Fraser Sampson to this post from 1st March...
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