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The Guidelines & Legislation section brings together compliance guidance, best practice resources and support materials to help you navigate legal, ethical and regulatory requirements. 

To access online training and competency tests, please visit the Online Training section.

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Lawful Bases for Processing Personal Data

An explanation of the lawful bases for processing personal data available to us under GDPR.

Legal and Ethical Guidelines for Healthcare Data Analytics

BHBIA guidelines are designed to help us all reduce risk, improve performance and make life a little simpler by drawing key information together in one place.

Consent Guidelines

Consent is the freely given specific and informed agreement by a person (i.e. the ‘data subject’ or ‘respondent’) to take part in the MR and for the processing of their personal data. This guide summarises what you need to know (and includes all the new requirements under GDPR).

Guidelines for Inclusive Recruitment for Market Research Studies

The BHBIA’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DE&I) Committee has created these guidelines for pharmaceutical clients, market research and fieldwork agencies to conduct inclusive market research and ensure the final insights accurately reflect the targeted population.

Data Security including Breaches and International Transfers

What you need to do to keep personal data secure throughout its processing life

Risk and Privacy Impact Assessment

How to assess the risks inherent in your data processing.

Consents for Market Research - what is required and when

Details the different consents that might be required during the course of a primary market research project and at what stage these consents must be secured, before or during fieldwork.

An Introduction to Data Protection Law

An overview of the main principles and requirements of the GDPR

New technologies: due diligence and online security in Business Intelligence (BI) and Data Analytics (DA)

The use of technology in the workplace to facilitate remote working has surged in recent years and so has its use in adjusting to the ‘new normal’ as it relates to business intelligence.

Sharing Personal Data – Quick Guide

This guide summarises the latest guidance and support available when sharing personal data between data controllers. 

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