August

Turkey has published details of its Data Protection Authority's organizational structure department duties, powers and responsibilities, as well as the Authority's working procedures and principles.

The Regulation states that the Authority will consist of a presidency, plus a nine-member board that will include the Authority's president and the second president. The President will appoint people to carry out internal audit, enquiry and investigations.

The Board is authorized to issue rules and guides for any matters that are not addressed or clarified in the Regulation.

What should HR teams be doing to ensure GDPR compliance?

According to legal experts with Clyde & Co., HR should keep staff informed of any changes to the legislation.  HR should also prepare and update policies and procedures, for example, those relating to recruitment and obtaining references and medical reports.

Another key item for HR is to educate staff about their data protection and security obligations, which also demonstrates that HR has taken steps to ensure that staff process personal data lawfully.  HR should also keep personal data no longer than necessary and implement data retention polices.

Last, HR should demonstrate compliance with data protection principles.

Nearly half a million childhood convictions from more than 30 years ago have been disclosed on criminal record checks in the past five years, research has found. A further half a million criminal records relating to convictions more than 30 years ago when the person was a young adult aged 18 to 25 were disclosed in the period, according to data uncovered by the charity Unlock.

Its report, A Life Sentence for Young People, reveals the findings of a survey of people with convictions and cautions, which shows 86% of respondents had a problem with employment later in life. About two-thirds also reported problems with stigma and discrimination. The report comes ahead of a key hearing in the supreme court next month, in which the Home Office will appeal against a high court ruling that the current regulations used by the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) are unlawful and disproportionate. The original ruling was upheld in the court of appeal.