A few weeks back I had the great opportunity to be on a star-studded podcast line up with the lovely Mike Gillespie. Chatting with me were Rowenna Fielding and Sarah Clarke. The topic of the podcast was Records Management,
New Partnership: Training with Leadership Through Data.
Earlier this week I announced that I was finally converting Records Management Girl from Sole trader to Limited. I’ve chosen to keep the same name but just add Ltd to the end. Going Ltd for me is a bold move.
Ownership only exists under Records Management
A few weeks ago a query came up about Subject Access Requests and whether or not you would give out documentation that was in your file that belonged to someone else and even I got my ropes taffled and nearly
Appearance on the Human Factor Podcast (Ep60)
I am truly a very lucky individual. In my current career which has in so far spanned over a decade, I have had the privilege of getting to know some wonderful people however, this time, I’ve had the luck of getting
GDPR does not change retention periods…
For those of you looking at the Accuracy Principle (Art 5(1)(d) and Storage Limitation Principle (Art 5(1)(e)) and wondering where to start updating your retention schedule, stop right there. You’re already way ahead of a lot of organisations. In relation
Information Asset Registers; what are they good for? Absolutely… everything
But they are not quick and they are not necessarily easy. This depends on how big they become and how much information you choose to put into it. Information Assets are the lifeblood of any organisation, without information a business
My records being up to date has potentially saved my life.
Under the Data Protection Act 1998, organisations are required to keep the information they hold about you, up to date, accurate and relevant and but also not excessively however, at times organisations need your help to do this. An example
Oh it’s fine…we can just scan it!
I’m a scanning enthusiast. I hate paper; paper hates me, demonstrable by my current amount of paper cuts. However, scanning is not the answer to all your problems. It’s a short term fix to a long term problem unless it’s
Metadata of Porn (NSFW)
IMPORTANT NOTE: I published this blog post back in March 2014, and it received such good feedback for being funny but informative, that I thought it deserved republishing. Please note that it is an outlandish subject and it should be
Records Management and Compliance: The bigger picture & the risk mitigation.
Following the ICO Records Management for Public Sector webinar, RMGirl has offered to provide some additional information that may assist the Public Sector in complying with information rights law. Records Management (RM) is not just about compliance with the law