The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and UK Data Protection Act 2018 came into full effect on 25 May 2018. We have developed a suite of support materials and resources to help your organisation understand and comply with the new data protection framework.

Guidance Notes

Exclusive to MRS Members and Accredited Company Partners, these specialist Guidance Notes provide detailed interpretation and application of the data protection framework to the insight sector.

    •  MRS Guidance Note - Controllers and Processors (PDF) January 2020
GDPR in Brief Series

Exclusive to MRS Members and Accredited Company Partners, our data privacy experts have produced the GDPR in Brief Series for interpreting the regulation in the context of the insight sector.

The series includes:

  • GDPR in Brief No.1 – Overview of Data Protection Reform
  • GDPR In Brief No.2 – Compliance Checklist
  • GDPR In Brief No.3 - Data Processors
  • GDPR In Brief No.4 - Data Protection Officer
  • GDPR In Brief No.5 - Informed Consent
  • GDPR In Brief No.6 - Informed Consent Checklist 
  • GDPR In Brief No.7 - Transparent Privacy Information Notices
  • GDPR In Brief No.8 - Personal Data Breach
  • GDPR In Brief No.9 - Personal Data Breach Checklist
  • GDPR in Brief No.10 - Collection of Ethnic Data and Other Special Category Data

You can access the guidace here:

For Individual Membership access click here.
For Company Partner access click here.

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Guidance on the GDPR and data protection for social research

Research that uses or collects personal information about identifiable, living people must comply with data protection law, and ensure that the rights of ‘data subjects’ are protected.

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Recent Consultation Responses

MRS responded to the DCMS consultation: Data a new direction

In the MRS response, which you can read here, MRS welcomed the opportunity to respond to the DCMS consultation on behalf of the UK and international research sector.

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General Guidance 2019

Designed to help researchers understand the impact of the GDPR and the DPA 2018 on research policies and practices, was developed through informal consultation with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

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International Data Transfers: Privacy Shield and Standard Contractual Clauses

An initial review of the ‘Schrems II’ judgment invalidating the Privacy Shield

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GDPR in practice

Exclusive to MRS Members and Accredited Company Partners, our data privacy experts have produced the GDPR in Practice for interpreting the regulation in the context of the insight sector.

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GDPR FAQ

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the UK Data Protection Act came into effect in the UK and all EU Member States on 25 May 2018.

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Training and webinars

GDPR Standards Webinar: On the Starting Blocks, GDPR Q&A with MRS Standards Team

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Outsourced data protection officer service

GDPR allows you to fill the role of a data protection officer (DPO) using an external service provider. Accredited corporate members of MRS can access a tailored DPO service in the company partner area of this website.

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Fair Data trust mark

Don’t forget MRS also offers Fair Data - an accreditation trust mark that allows companies to showcase best practice in data protection.

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