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UK: Data protection (UK GDPR & DPA 2018)

A ready-made course, live deck and two surveys for all uk staff. AhaSlides tracks progress, completion and scores for you. 35 minutes, 7 lessons, 12-question final check. Last reviewed 12 October 2026; not legal advice.

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Course outline at a glance

  • Explain why data protection matters and what the regulator can do
  • Video
  • Tabs
  • Quiz

  • Identify personal data, special category data and criminal offence data
  • Flashcards
  • Accordion
  • Tabs
  • Multi-select quiz

  • Apply the 7 principles and lawful bases to everyday tasks
  • Sorting activity
  • Quiz

  • Recognise individuals' rights requests and complaints and route them within deadlines
  • Flashcards
  • Process
  • Quiz

  • Spot and report a personal data breach immediately so the 72-hour deadline can be met
  • Scenario
  • Quiz

  • Escalate to the DPO/data protection lead
  • Quiz

Final check: 12 questions, 80% to pass

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Question 1 of 3

Who usually decides why and how personal data is used at work?

 

The controller makes those decisions. A processor acts on the controller's instructions.

Lesson 1, Why it matters, teaches this. See the outline

Question 2 of 3

A colleague wants to keep unsuccessful applicants' CVs for years in case a job comes up. What is the best response?

 

Storage limitation means keeping data only as long as needed. Follow your retention schedule.

Lesson 3, Allowed vs not allowed, teaches this. See the outline

Question 3 of 3

A customer emails: "Please send me everything you hold on me." They don't mention any law. What is it?

 

Requests do not need to cite the law. Treat it as a SAR and route it.

Lesson 4, Rights, complaints & deadlines, teaches this. See the outline

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UK: Data protection (UK GDPR & DPA 2018)

Completed on12 October 2026
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Everyone who finishes gets a certificate with their name, the course title and the completion date. Add your own logo, colours and signer.

Three pieces that work together

Learners prepare on their own, you answer questions live, and the surveys tell you what stuck. 8 fields to fill in with your own policy, contacts and locations; each one is highlighted inside the course.

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The UK: Data protection (UK GDPR & DPA 2018) course as a learner first sees it

Completion is tracked for you

Learners sign in to take the course, so every start, finish and score is recorded in AhaSlides. No spreadsheet to keep.

  • Who has finished

    See who has not started, who is in progress and who has completed the course.

  • Every score

    Each learner's result on the 12-question final check, against the 80% pass mark.

  • What landed

    Survey results show what people took away, and the 30-day check-in shows whether they use it.

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7 lessons, about 35 minutes

What learners can do at the end of each lesson. Minutes are an estimate.

  • Lesson 1: Why it matters · 8 min

    Explain why data protection matters and what the regulator can do.

  • Lesson 2: What's covered · 5 min

    Identify personal data, special category data and criminal offence data.

  • Lesson 3: Allowed vs not allowed · 5 min

    Apply the 7 principles and lawful bases to everyday tasks.

  • Lesson 4: Rights, complaints & deadlines · 5 min

    Recognise individuals' rights requests and complaints and route them within deadlines.

  • Lesson 5: Case practice · 5 min

    Spot and report a personal data breach immediately so the 72-hour deadline can be met.

  • Lesson 6: Escalate correctly · 2 min

    Escalate to the DPO/data protection lead.

  • Lesson 7: Final assessment · 5 min

    12 questions, 80% to pass. The result is saved to the learner's record.

Based on: UK GDPR (retained Regulation (EU) 2016/679 as amended); Data Protection Act 2018; Privacy and Electronic Communications …

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Common questions

Yes. The course, the live deck and both surveys are free. Claiming the template into your AhaSlides account is free too.

The course itself is self-paced and online, and the live deck lets you add a live session. Whether online delivery meets your local rules depends on the law that applies to you, so check UK GDPR or ask your own counsel.

At induction + annually (Art. 39(1)(b) - DPO monitors awareness-raising and training; Art. 5(2) accountability).

All UK staff who handle personal data.

Record completion in your own LMS or record system, so you can show who finished the course and when. Check the retention period that applies to you in UK GDPR.

Yes, everything. Change the wording, swap scenarios for ones from your workplace, add your logo, or remove parts that don't apply. Keep anything your own law requires you to cover.

Your own details, each highlighted inside the course:
  • DPO or privacy team
  • Breach reporting channel
  • It security contact
  • Data protection policy link
  • Retention schedule link
  • Which AI tools may process personal data
  • DUAA complaints route
  • LMS or record system
Then edit anything else you like: wording, scenarios, your logo.
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