This CPD Certified Data Breach and GDPR Incident Reporting Course provides essential knowledge for handling personal data incidents quickly, safely and compliantly. Designed for HR, managers, IT staff and data protection leads, the course explains breach identification, containment, reporting requirements and regulatory expectations. Learn how to follow correct steps, minimise harm and ensure your organisation responds effectively to data breaches.
✅ Course duration: 1–2 hours | ✅ CPD Points Awarded: 1 Point
• Introduction to data breaches, GDPR principles and reporting requirements
• Learn how to identify incidents, assess severity and contain risks
• Understand ICO reporting rules, timeline expectations and notification duties
• Suitable for managers, HR, IT teams and data protection professionals
• How to identify data breaches and assess incident severity
• How to contain and mitigate data exposure quickly
• How GDPR breach reporting works and when the ICO must be notified
• How to manage communication with affected individuals
• How to prevent repeat incidents and strengthen compliance
• Strengthens GDPR compliance and organisational readiness
• Helps reduce the impact and cost of data breaches
• Builds confidence in handling sensitive and time-critical breaches
• Supports teams responsible for data protection and incident response
• Suitable for all sectors that handle personal data
Yes. It explains GDPR incident reporting in simple, practical terms suitable for all roles.
Yes. You will learn the criteria, timelines and documentation required for regulatory reporting.
Yes. The course explains severity levels, risk assessment and decision-making processes.
Yes. It covers how and when to communicate with affected individuals and internal teams.
Yes. You will receive a CPD certified certificate awarding 1 CPD Point upon completion.
Fully Accredited Courses and UKRLP Registered
Our courses are independently accredited and your certificates are accepted for audits and CPD records. You recieve your CPD Certified Certificate of completion once the course is fully completed
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Expert-Created Course by Graham and Vivianne Johnson