Good data protection and compliance practice shouldn’t be out of reach, especially for the organisations that need it most.
This page brings together a growing library of practical tools, templates, and guides to help you understand your obligations, assess your current position, and take meaningful steps toward compliance. Whether you’re just getting started or looking to strengthen existing practices, you’ll find something useful here.
Is Your Charity Staying on the Right Side of the Law?
Data protection might not be the most exciting topic on a charity trustee’s agenda, but getting it wrong can be costly, reputationally damaging, and, most importantly, harmful to the very people you exist to serve.
Whether you’re a small community group or a national organisation, UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 apply to you. The question isn’t if data protection matters, it’s how well your charity is managing it right now.
The Free Data Protection Health Check Template
To help charities take stock, I’ve created a free, practical self-assessment tool designed specifically for the charity sector.
The Data Protection Health Check Template is a straightforward scored questionnaire that walks you through the key areas of data protection compliance — from lawful basis and consent, to data security, subject rights, and staff awareness. It’s written in plain language, so you don’t need a legal background to use it.
What you’ll be able to do:
- Quickly assess where your organisation currently stands
- Identify gaps before they become serious problems
- Prioritise the areas that need the most attention
- Build a case for trustee or senior leadership action
Who Is It For?
This template is ideal for charity managers, trustees, data leads, and volunteer coordinators who want a clear, honest picture of their organisation’s data protection practices — without hiring a consultant on day one.
It’s a starting point, not a substitute for professional advice. But it is the clearest first step you can take today.
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