Data Governance.
Right-sized governance — proportional to your regulatory exposure, embedded in delivery, not a quarterly review that no one reads.
Governance that delivery teams can live with.
The failure mode we fix: a governance programme designed in isolation from delivery, enforced through friction, ignored in practice. The alternative: policies-as-code, automated checks in CI/CD, exception workflows that are fast, governance that accelerates rather than blocks.
We cover GDPR, DPA 2018, sector-specific frameworks (FCA, PRA, NHS DSPT, FRC AQR), and AI governance aligned to NIST AI RMF and the UK AI Opportunities Action Plan.
Where we help.
Governance framework
Policy, standards, RACI, forums, escalation — right-sized to your sector.
Privacy & compliance
GDPR, DPIAs, record of processing, retention, DSAR operations.
AI governance
Model risk, use-case intake, decision records, red-team, monitoring — NIST AI RMF aligned.
Access & security
Least privilege by design, attribute-based access, review cadence, break-glass.
Policy as code
Governance rules encoded and enforced in CI/CD — not a PDF no one reads.
Regulatory response
We've supported ICO engagement, FCA data reviews, and internal-audit preparation.
Audit, design, embed.
Audit
Current state vs your obligations. Gap report with priorities.
Design
Framework, policies, operating model, tooling choices.
Embed
Rollout by domain, training, policy-as-code, governance rituals.
Operate
Governance council, metrics, annual review, regulatory liaison.
- ✓Governance frameworkPolicy, standards, forums, RACI.
- ✓DPIA libraryStandard templates, worked examples.
- ✓AI governance playbookIntake, model risk, approvals, monitoring.
- ✓Policy-as-codeQuality, access, retention enforced in pipelines.
- ✓Training packRole-based, digestible, trackable.
- ✓Regulatory artefactsRoPA, retention register, access review evidence.
Tools & frameworks we use.
A real engagement.
Housing group — governance that survived a regulator visit.
Governance, DPIA library and access-review automation stood up across a merged housing group. Regulator visit (Regulator of Social Housing) resulted in zero data-handling findings.
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