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Businesses risk hefty fines by ignoring the GDPR

Published on: 13 June 2017

Table of contents

  • Original news
  • What are the key findings of the research?
  • What are the main misconceptions that are leading business to think the GDPR won’t impact on them?
  • What are the key risks if businesses aren’t ready in time?
  • What should businesses be doing to prepare for the GDPR?

Article summary

Corporate Crime analysis: A YouGov survey commissioned by Irwin Mitchell reveals that under a third of British businesses are preparing for the new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which becomes directly applicable and enforceable from 25 May 2018. Joanne Bone, partner and a data protection expert at Irwin Mitchell, outlines the risks businesses face, and what they can do to prepare.

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