Agenda item - Data Protection Officer designation

Report of the Head of Law and Monitoring Officer

1)           That in response to the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation, the Committee approve in principle this Council’s designation of a statutory Data Protection Officer which Brighton & Hove City Council shares with its fellow founding Orbis partner authorities: East Sussex County Council and Surrey County Council.

2)           That the Committee recommend to Policy, Resources and Growth Committee that the Executive Director – Finance & Resources be given delegated authority to take all steps necessary or incidental to appoint to the above role.

3)           That the Committee recommend that Policy Resources and Growth Committee grant to the Monitoring Officer delegated authority to amend the Council’s Constitution so as to include provision in the Scheme of Delegations to Officers for the new statutory Data Protection Officer role.

4)           That in addition, the Committee recommend to Policy Resources and Growth Committee that responsibility for acting as the Council’s Senior Information Risk Owner be delegated to the Executive Director – Finance & Resources and that this be reflected in the Scheme of Delegations to Officers.

59.1      RESOLVED-

1)           That in response to the requirements of the General Data Protection Regulation, the Committee approve in principle this Council’s designation of a statutory Data Protection Officer which Brighton & Hove City Council shares with its fellow founding Orbis partner authorities: East Sussex County Council and Surrey County Council.

RESOLVED TO RECOMMEND-

2)           That the Committee recommend to Policy, Resources and Growth Committee that the Executive Director – Finance & Resources be given delegated authority to take all steps necessary or incidental to appoint to the above role.

3)           That the Committee recommend that Policy Resources and Growth Committee grant to the Monitoring Officer delegated authority to amend the Council’s Constitution so as to include provision in the Scheme of Delegations to Officers for the new statutory Data Protection Officer role.

4)           That in addition, the Committee recommend to Policy Resources and Growth Committee that responsibility for acting as the Council’s Senior Information Risk Owner be delegated to the Executive Director – Finance & Resources and that this be reflected in the Scheme of Delegations to Officers.