Tim Turner

Experience

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  Information Commissioner's Office

  Mar 2001 - Nov 2002

  Policy Manager

  I worked in FOI policy and liaised with central and local government. Liz France is the best Commissioner and I will fight you if you disagree.Originally I typed 'mental government' and I'm not sure I shouldn't have left it like that.

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  Derbyshire County Council

  Nov 2002 - Jan 2004

  Data and Information Security Officer

  I provided Data Protection advice and guidance to all parts of the council, including on disclosures to the police, subject access and fair processing.I didn't last long; it was a lovely place with great people but you try driving from Manchester to Matlock every day.

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  Wigan Council

  Jan 2004 - Dec 2009

  Data Protection Officer

  I dealt with all aspects of Data Protection on behalf of the council - data sharing and disclosures, subject access, security breaches, policy and advice to senior officers. For most of the time, I also managed all FOI and EIR requests into the council.I left to get a better paid job managing staff. Worst decision I have ever made.

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  NHS Manchester

  Jan 2010 - Mar 2011

  Information Governance Manager

  Manager of small team working on Data Protection, FOI, and IG Toolkit.Taught me more than any other job I have ever done, which is why I left.

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  2040 Training

  Apr 2011 - now

  Trainer & consultant

  Trainer and consultant on Information Rights: GDPR, Data Protection Act, Freedom of Information, the Environmental Information Regulations, and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations. More experienced on privacy, data protection, transparency and direct marketing law than that guy in a shiny suit with a new IBITGQ certificate who keeps emailing you.