Most organisations subject to GDPR's DPO requirement are not large enough to justify a £70,000–£120,000 annual salary. That gap is exactly where we come in.
CISM · CISA · CEH · CC certified specialists · Trusted across healthcare, education & financial services
The Problem
The General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) requires many organisations to appoint a Data Protection Officer. This is not optional. For organisations in healthcare, education, financial services, charities handling sensitive data, public sector contractors, and any organisation carrying out large-scale processing of special category data — the appointment of a DPO is a legal requirement.
A fully qualified, experienced DPO commands between £70,000 and £120,000 per year in salary alone — before pension contributions, National Insurance, recruitment fees, and ongoing training costs. For an NHS GP surgery, a further education college, a housing association, or a mid-sized financial services firm, that cost is simply not viable.
⚠️ The ICO's maximum fine for failing to appoint a DPO when required is £17.5 million or 4% of global annual turnover — whichever is higher. And appointing someone without the required expertise is itself a breach.
Once you have a DPO, they must handle all of the following:
The Solution
Pyralink Innovation Ltd offers a fully managed outsourced DPO service delivered by CISM, CISA, and CEH-certified specialists with deep expertise in UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act 2018, and ICO enforcement practice.
We act as your named Data Protection Officer — taking on the full legal responsibility of the role — or we provide your internal team with the documentation, templates, and expert support they need to manage compliance themselves.
You get everything a full-time DPO delivers, for a fraction of the cost.
What's Included
Every client receives our full DPO Service Pack — built to ICO standards and ready to use immediately.
A complete, plain-English breakdown of everything a DPO is legally required to do, mapped to UK GDPR obligations.
Article 30-compliant, pre-structured, and ready to populate across every department in your organisation.
Article 35-compliant DPIA template with pre-built risk scoring, consultation, and sign-off framework.
Complete SAR handling from receipt to response — including identity verification, exemptions, extensions, and templates.
Step-by-step breach response covering the 72-hour ICO notification clock, individual notification, and breach log.
58-point annual review checklist across ten compliance areas with scoring, posture ratings, and action plan.
Service Tiers
Three tiers to match your organisation's size, budget, and compliance obligations.
Who This Is For
You are legally required to appoint a DPO if your organisation is a public authority, carries out large-scale systematic monitoring, or processes large volumes of special category data.
GP surgeries, dental practices, care homes, mental health providers
Schools, colleges, universities, training providers
IFAs, mortgage brokers, credit unions
Organisations handling sensitive beneficiary data
Councils, NHS suppliers, government contractors
Any organisation processing sensitive employee data at scale
FAQs
Why Pyralink
Michael Adedeji, founder of Pyralink Innovation Ltd, holds the CISM (Certified Information Security Manager), CISA (Certified Information Systems Auditor), CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker), and CC (Certified in Cybersecurity) designations — the highest level of professional certification in information security and data governance. He has an MSc in Data Science from the University of Sunderland.
Pyralink is not a generalist compliance firm. We are specialists in information security and data protection, and we understand that the risks your organisation faces are not just legal — they are reputational, financial, and operational. We protect all three.
Book a free 30-minute consultation. We'll assess your DPO obligations and recommend the right service tier for your organisation — no obligation, no hard sell.
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We offer a free 30-minute consultation to assess your DPO obligations and recommend the right service tier for your organisation.