Digital Tools, GDPR and Professional Practice
Digital tools
Bailiffs use digital tools for service, case management, and communication. Know the platforms used in judicial practice (e-Deposit, the central register) and the rules on electronic service.
GDPR
Understand the GDPR principles: lawfulness, purpose limitation, data minimisation, accuracy, storage limitation, integrity, and accountability. Know the rights of data subjects and the bailiff's role as a data controller or processor.
Professional practice
Understand the confidentiality duty in the digital context, the security obligations, and the rules on data breaches.
Traps
- Confusing the controller and processor roles.
- Forgetting the data minimisation principle.
- Overlooking the breach notification deadline.
- Mixing the GDPR with the confidentiality duty.
Rule of thumb
When a question involves personal data, ask: what is the purpose, what is the legal basis, what is the minimum data needed, and what are the security and breach rules?
Worked example
A bailiff stores client data electronically. The bailiff must ensure a legal basis, minimise the data, secure it, and notify breaches within the legal deadline. The question tests whether you apply the GDPR principles to the bailiff's practice.