Tackling DSARs in High Volumes - Best Practice & Compliance Explained

Introduction

The law around responding to DSARs (Data Subject Access Requests) has remained relatively static under the UK Data Protection Act 2018, save for additional guidance issued by the Information Commissioner’s Office and clarity added by some recent court decisions.

However, the real challenge for organisations in processing DSARs lies in turning around increasing volumes, while not inadvertently committing a data protection breach.

This webinar will cover how to establish the internal structures that are necessary within any organisation handling medium to high volumes of DSARs (more than a dozen) every year. Expert speaker Peter Wright will discuss what you need to establish to produce the necessary detail of responses to data subjects, while preventing the buildup of large backlogs that can lead to statutory deadlines being missed.

This webinar is ideal for compliance managers, data protection officers and any senior management with a compliance function and is applicable for all sectors and organisations, including both public and private sectors and professions.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• Recognition of a DSAR on receipt to prevent inefficiencies
• Identification, verification and possible automation
• Mapping internal data stores
• Developing a standard templated response form
• Handling large-scale ‘bulk’ document reviews
• Identifying and applying exemptions
• Secure document redaction
• Quality checking
• Staff awareness and training
• Internal governance and controls
• Is it possible to charge for a DSAR response?

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Monday 8th December 2025

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