Business Legal Services
Data Protection Officer Support Services
Our Data Protection Officer (DPO) support service is specially designed to help existing DPOs, General Counsels, legal and data protection departments.
Compliance with data protection law is no longer negotiable for businesses across the UK. Whether you are a mandated DPO or a designated data protection individual in your business it can be challenging to meet data protection compliance where matters can be time sensitive and resources limited.
Our team offer a comprehensive range of services from complex privacy operations to additional day-to-day support. We work closely with you and understand your business objectives, so you can be confident in meeting your data protection compliance requirements.
Experts in data protection & privacy law
As well as offering support services to in-house DPOs, we can provide a fully outsourced DPO service, offering tiered support to meet the needs of your business.
Our team can assist you across all areas of data protection & privacy law, including:
Ensure a robust data compliance strategy with our data protection solicitors
Building and evolving a data protection compliance framework shows a business’ commitment to the protection of personal data which will benefit all your stakeholders in the long run.
When you engage one of our data protection solicitors to assist you in carrying out DPO obligations for your business, you get specialist legal advice and practical guidance where you need it most so you can have peace of mind around your data protection compliance.
Whilst our advice and expertise doesn’t reduce your legal obligations as a business under data protection legislation, we can significantly reduce the amount of staff resources you need to devote to data protection issues across your business. For example, we can assist with:
Assessing whether you should appoint a DPO
Remember, the obligation to have a DPO in place depends on the type of data you process not necessarily on the size of your business.
Informing and advising your employees on their data protection obligations
Providing bespoke staff training on the key data protection issues that apply to your business
Our training helps foster increased staff awareness of data protection issues and helps staff handle those issues as they arise, including consent queries and subject access requests.
Carrying out data protection audits
To reduce the possibility of sanctions and demonstrate to the ICO that your business is GDPR compliant.
Carrying out data protection impact assessments, ahead of large scale projects or when your business processes high risk or sensitive information.
Assessing your cross-border transfers and ensuring you have the correct safeguard in place
Increasingly businesses are operating on a global scale whether it is a Start-up or a MNC. Having your data centres outside the UK or your service providers outside the UK is “norm” and with it there are cross-border data protection implications.
Ensuring your business follows ICO guidance
As well as, best practice recommendations relating to data retention policies.
Providing advice and support in relation to data breaches, and assisting with any subsequent investigations.
Supporting you with managing data subject access requests
Devising a monitoring programme, among your staff.
Benefits of using our services
It demonstrates commitment to compliance
Partnering with us demonstrates that you are committed to taking data protection seriously.
Get specialist advice, quickly, when you need it most
Your DPO role is specialist in nature. You are the point of contact for all staff when any data protection issues arise internally and the public face of compliance for your organisation. Our lawyers consistently keep up-to-date with the field of data protection and they are used to working with businesses of all kinds across a wide range of industry sectors. When you need it most, it’s crucial for you to be able to access the right data protection expertise quickly so you can practically apply the law to your operations.
Reduce the risk of data breaches
If a data breach occurs, your business may incur sanctions and suffer reputational damage. Our experts can spot potential problem areas and advise on the appropriate action to help limit the risk of breaches from happening or assist in mitigation and liaison with the ICO if necessary. Our team regularly draft bespoke training and help implement controls to target and limit the risk across your vulnerable areas.
Keep costs to a minimum
Many businesses choose to train key staff to carry out the DPO function, but this is expensive and time consuming. We provide practical support, ideal for existing DPOs who require additional support or expertise. Our data protection solicitors offer a cost-effective service providing expert knowledge in their field.
An objective approach to your data protection issues
As external experts we can take an objective, high-level view of the data protection issues facing your business, removing any conflicts of interest, and reducing internal bureaucracy. In practice this means we can assist your different functions to implement a culture of data protection by default and design at the development of any new product or service.
Who we help: Data protection officers, legal departments and data protection managers
Our data protection team advises on all aspects of data protection legislation. In the course of our work, we find many organisations are concerned about their obligations in complying with data protection laws. We help ensure that you have the correct advice on how to maintain compliance with the current legislation.
Finding the right legal partner
Why work with Harper James
Choose a legal partner you can trust: we’ll help protect your goals, your business and your people so you can move forward with confidence and focus on growing your business.
Affordable, transparent and predictable pricing
Clear itemised invoices, subscription plans with up to 50% discount, and fixed fee products help you plan and manage legal spend – with no nasty surprises.
Proven track record and measurable results
We’ve supported over 8,000 businesses since 2014, with an ‘Excellent’ rating on Trustpilot and a Net Promoter Score (NPS) of 60+ from monthly client surveys.
Straight-talking, responsive advice
We’re here to make things easier, not add complexity. That means fast response times, practical expert legal advice delivered in plain English, and dedicated client service and account management support.
Risk and compliance assured
We’re an SRA regulated firm, but more importantly, we build quality, data, and compliance best practice into everything we do.
Appointing a legal partner is a big decision. That’s why we’re open about our values, culture and model, so you can see what makes us tick. And because a productive partnership starts with understanding, we always begin with a conversation – listening to your goals, pressures and plans, then tailoring our support to fit.
Testimonials
What our clients say
Why choose Harper James Solicitors?
You can be confident that we understand the law as it applies to your business. We won’t ask you to do anything you don’t need to or waste valuable resources in complying with rules that don’t apply to you. Our lawyers have the confidence and technical expertise to deal with queries as they occur in a professional and efficient way. Our goal is always to strengthen the image of your company and help you build up the trust of the regulator and the people who use your services.
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Top ranked SME focused firm
"Harper James is a one-stop shop for anything legal. It has excellent breadth, with experience on a large number of deals and multiple departments for different legal areas."
Chambers and Partners 2026
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Our three transparent service plans are designed to give you the widest possible access to high-quality legal advice, whatever the size and nature of your business:
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