S2 Ep37: Sector Spotlight Ep1: Caught Between the FCA and UK GDPR What DPOs Need to Know

A Data Protection Made Easy podcast episode with Mark Farrell and Phillip Garlick, created in partnership with Product Partnerships Limited (PPL).

What happens when FCA expectations and UK GDPR requirements meet? For DPOs working in regulated organisations, it can raise questions that are not always easy to answer in isolation.

In this episode, Mark Farrell and Phillip Garlick discuss where financial regulation and data protection overlap, and what DPOs need to consider when working through those questions in practice.

What This Episode Explores

• Where FCA expectations and data protection responsibilities can overlap
• The practical questions this can raise for DPOs
• Why joined-up conversations between data protection and compliance teams matter
• How to approach decisions when different regulatory requirements need to be considered

Why This Topic Matters

DPOs need to understand the wider regulatory environment their organisation works in while keeping data protection responsibilities in focus. When requirements appear to pull in different directions, knowing who to involve and which questions to ask can make a real difference.

This conversation brings together data protection and financial services perspectives through our partnership with PPL.

Who Should Listen?

• Data Protection Officers
• Privacy and information governance professionals
• Compliance and risk teams
• People working in FCA-regulated organisations
• Anyone involved in decisions about how personal data is used

Meet Your Speakers

Mark Farrell

Mark is a Data Protection Consultant at Data Protection People. He works across UK GDPR compliance, information governance and regulatory developments, helping organisations understand what their data protection responsibilities mean in practice.

Phillip Garlick

Phillip is the CEO of Product Partnerships Limited (PPL), which delivers retail financial solutions and compliance support to consumer-facing businesses. PPL helps these firms offer finance to their customers and manage the regulatory responsibilities that come with it.

Phillip has over 30 years’ experience in regulated, consumer-facing sectors and is a practising Chartered Director and Fellow of the Institute of Directors. He holds an Advanced Certificate in Governance & Risk from the International Compliance Association (ICA), as well as an MBA from Leeds University.