White Paper on the role of DPOs according to the GDPR

A White Paper on Ensuring the Effectiveness and Strategic Role of the Data Protection Officer under the General Data Protection Regulation was just released by the Centre for Information Policy Leadership at Hunton & Williams LLP.

The White Paper provides guidance and recommendations in terms of the implementation requirements of the GDPR concerning the role of the Data Protection Officer, DPO.

According to the privacy and information Blog of Hunton & Williams, the mentioned White Paper aims

• “to serve as formal input to the Article 29 Working Party’s work on developing further guidance on the proper implementation of the DPO role under the GDPR, which is expected to be finalized by the end of December and
• to provide guidance for companies that must comply with the GDPR’s DPO provisions by May 25, 2018 (i.e., the date the GDPR becomes effective).”