What It Is

ISO 19600:2014 — Compliance management systems — Guidelines is an international standard providing non-certifiable guidance for establishing, implementing, evaluating, maintaining, and improving a Compliance Management System (CMS). It uses a risk-based, principles-driven approach applicable to all organization types, sizes, and complexities, following high-level structure and PDCA cycle aligned with other ISO management systems.

Key Components

• Core clauses: context, leadership, planning, support, operation, performance evaluation, improvement.
• **Governance principlesdirect compliance access to governing body, independence, adequate resources.
• Broad **compliance obligationslaws, contracts, voluntary codes.
• No fixed controls; emphasizes proportionality, transparency, sustainability.
• Guidance model, not certifiable (superseded by ISO 37301).

Why Organizations Use It

Drives risk mitigation, governance enhancement, cultural embedding of compliance. Offers strategic benefits like integration with ERM/quality systems, regulatory defensibility, efficiency gains. Builds stakeholder trust, supports penalties mitigation in enforcement.

Implementation Overview

Phased: context analysis, policy/objectives, controls, monitoring. Scalable for SMEs (6-12 months) to enterprises (12-36 months). No certification; internal benchmarking via audits, management reviews.

What It Is

UK GDPR (UK General Data Protection Regulation) is the UK's post-Brexit adaptation of the EU GDPR, a binding regulation enforced by the ICO. It governs personal data processing with a risk-based, accountability-focused approach, applying to UK-established and extra-territorial organizations targeting UK individuals.

Key Components

• Seven core principles: lawfulness, purpose limitation, data minimisation, accuracy, storage limitation, integrity/confidentiality, accountability.
• Individual rights (access, rectification, erasure, portability, objection).
• Controller/processor obligations, DPIAs, breach notifications, lawful bases.
• No formal certification; compliance demonstrated via records (RoPA), audits.

Why Organizations Use It

• Mandatory for legal compliance, avoiding fines up to 4% global turnover.
• Enhances risk management, builds trust, enables secure data use.
• Drives efficiency via minimisation, supports cross-border operations.

Implementation Overview

• Phased: governance, data mapping (RoPA), policies, DPIAs, training, monitoring.
• Applies universally to data handlers; scalable by size/industry.
• Ongoing audits, no external certification required.