Full approval granted by the ICO 01.02.24

REF: ICO-CSC/006

UKAS approval granted October 2024

"the requirements for conformity assessment schemes required by ISO/IEC 17065:2012 [2] and EA-1/22 A-AB: 2023 [6] have been satisfied with respect to the LOCS:23 Standard V12.3 and that it be considered suitable for the purposes of accredited conformity assessment"

DOWNLOAD THE LOCS STANDARD

CERTIFY AS A LOCS PRACTITIONER

Legal Services

Operational Privacy

Certification

Scheme

The ICO approved certification criteria for legal service providers and their solution partners to comply with GDPR.

WHY CERTIFY YOUR ORGANISATION?

Promote Client confidence by demonstrating you are certified to protect their personal data.
Have a competitive advantage.
Officially recognised by the ICO
Apply a recognised, measurable and auditable data protection standard across the organisation.
Save time and resources completing Client data protection questionnaires.
May be used as a 'supplemental measure' for international transfers.
Mitigate against ICO enforcement action (Art 83).
Compliments the ISO 27001 standard for information security.
Continuously updated with emerging ICO guidance.
Simplify procurement process with LOCS:23 certified vendors.

SEE WHO HAS CERTIFIED

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3 STEPS to LOCS:23 CERTIFICATION

Plan

Download the LOCS:23 Certification Standard and understand the controls and associated requirements needed for certification. (available as free PDF or hard copy booklet)

Get Ready

Ensure you have the LOCS:23 required policies, processes and training in place. Engage with one of our approved Implementors or Qualified Consultancies to provide a gap analysis, assist you in planning for certification and confirm you are ready for certification. Check out our Approved Solutions that have demonstrated their ability to assist with meeting one or more controls in the LOCS:23 standard and may help you in your certification journey.