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GDPR Data Protection Impact Assessments: The 7 Key Stages of the DPIA Process

The GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) requires organisations to conduct a DPIA (data protection impact assessment)  for data processing that is “likely to result in a high risk to the rights and freedoms of data subjects”. Effectively a type of risk assessment, DPIAs assess how high-risk data processing activities could affect individuals (data subjects). Failure to conduct a DPIA where required is a breach of the GDPR and could lead to administrative fines of up to 2% of your organisation’s annual global turnover or £17.5 million – whichever is greater – so it’s essential to get it right. This DPIA checklist outlines the

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