In line with the new DPO directive that Community Pharmacy England gave on 2nd April 2026 that ALL UK Pharmacies MUST appoint an Official DPO before 30th June 2026 BEFORE Filling out the mandatory NHS Data Security and Protection Toolkit.

Here are the links to this new fundamental GDPR change:

Community Pharmacy England now direct that every Pharmacy MUST have an officially registered Data Protection Officer. Before you can fill out the June 2026 Data Security and Protection Toolkit you must appoint a qualified DPO. For many small pharmacies this can be a financial burden they can ill afford. To engage the services of an independent DPO can be costly and finding the right DPO can be confusing and difficult.

The Data Protection Officers Association have a solution for you that can save you thousands of pounds a year. Every year!

This solution will allow you to appoint an in house DPO with no conflict of interests and who can be progressively trained up to become expert in UK GDPR law. They can fulfil all of the requirements for an In House DPO saving the pharmacy thousands of pound a year, every year!

As a reminder the DPO that you appoint MUST:

  • Be formally appointed by the pharmacy to be their representative to the public and the ICO.
  • Be trained and expert in GDPR issues.
  • Be Registered with the Information Commissioners Office (ICO) Registration.
  • Be able to deal with DSAR's, ICO liasons and keep upto date with all GDPR issues.

The In house DPO cannot be the:

  • A director of the pharmacy.
  • The main pharmacy owner.
  • The Superintendent Pharmacist.
  • The Responsible Pharmacist.

This is due to a clear conflict of interest.

However a pharmacy technician or another member of staff can be appointed to be the DPO IF they have been properly trained!

The DPOA Online Data Protection Officer Training Course

The Data Protection Officers Association would like to offer you our online Data Protection Officer training course for your pharmacy technician or another member of staff that you may nominate.

The DPOA Online Data Protection Officer training course is very easy to use. It can be done at the students own pace, done online with no need to attend any long courses, lectures, seminars etc……. (click here to see the course curriculum). 

The final exam is taken online by multiple choice and the student can take the exam as many times as needed to pass at no extra cost.

Upon completion students will be awarded certification, letters after their names and full membership of the Data Protection Officers Association.

Our normal fee for this course is £795.95 + vat and is only available to our members.

However in line with the new direction from Community Pharmacy England, the Data Protection Officers Association would like to offer you our online Data Protection Officer training course along with full membership of the Data Protection Officers Association for only £249.95 + vat

This is what you will receive:

Full access to our online DPO training course.

Usually £795.95 + vat

Certification upon completion and letters after your name.

Full membership of the Data Protection Officers Association

That includes our online GDPR cyber security staff training videos (Click here to see one of our video courses). GDPR help desk, legal advocacy in the case of litigation and all of the other benefits of membership. (Usually £249.95 + vat)

The ICO registration fee is included in this price.

All pharmacies will have to pay the ICO this registration fee but this fee is included in our special CPE arrangement. (ICO Registration is Usually £52)

The Special Price for All Community Pharmacy Members is Only £249.95 + vat

£249.95 + vat
In real terms the cost is actually only £197.95 + vat when the £52 ICO registration fee is deducted.
So for £197.95 you can train up a pharmacy technician or another member of staff who has no conflict of interests. This arrangement is convenient, easy and very cost effective and will ensure that your pharmacy can fulfil all of its GDPR obligations to the NHS and the ICO. It will also be a protection against fines and litigation in the case of a data breach or DSAR’s
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This offer is only available until 30th June 2026 so please book early.

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