Data Management

Question 1

What is isurv?

Answer 1

• RICS online information service for expertise in natural and built environments
• Provides insights, guidance notes, benchmarking data
• Different ‘channels’ cover different disciplines

Question 2

What is the Data Protection Act 2018?

Answer 2

• UK’s implementation of the General Data Protection Act which is an EU regulation on data protection and privacy in the EU
• Controls how personal information is used by organisations, businesses or the government
• Enforced by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)

Question 3

What is the purpose of GDPR?

Answer 3

• To “harmonise” data privacy laws across Europe

- To give greater protection and rights to individuals

Question 4

What are the 7 principles of GDPR?

Answer 4

LADS IPA

1) Lawfulness, fairness and transparency
2) Accuracy
3) Data minimisation
4) Storage limitation
5) Integrity and confidentiality (security)
6) Purpose limitation
7) Accountability

Question 5

What are the 8 rights of individuals under GDPR?

Answer 5

RIPE OPRA

1) To be informed
2) To access
3) To object
4) To rectification
5) To restrict processing
6) To data portability
7) To be forgotten/erased
8) To automated decision making and profiling

Question 6

How long do you need to keep data for?

Answer 6

• Contract is signed underhand = 6 years
• Contract is signed as a deed = 12 years
• RICS recommends up to 15 years (limitation period for most legal claims)

Question 7

What are the penalties for non-compliance with GDPR?

Answer 7

EU20m or 4% of annual turnover, whichever is higher

Question 8

How does your company collect and store data?

Answer 8

• Document management system
• Back up servers
• Files
• Cloud based storage

Question 9

What is Building Cost Information Service (BCIS)?

Answer 9

• Part of RICS
• Cost and price information is collected by BCIS from across the UK construction industry, then collated, analysed, modelled, interpreted and made available to the industry to facilitate accurate cost planning.

Question 10

What’s SPONs?

Answer 10

Price book for accurate price data for the UK construction industry.

Question 11

What is the Freedom of Information Act 2000?

Answer 11

• Provides access to information held by public authorities to the public
• Two ways: public authorities obliged to publish certain information about their activities; and members of the public are entitled to request information from public authorities

Question 12

What are the fines for breaching GDPR?

Answer 12

Maximum fine of 4% of turnover or £17.5m whichever is higher