Legal Services Operational Privacy Certification Scheme (LOCS)
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Due to the Data (Use and Access) Act coming into law on 19 June 2025, this guidance is under review and may be subject to change. The Plans for new and updated guidance page will tell you about which guidance will be updated and when this will happen.
Approval date 01 February 2024
The Legal Services Operational Privacy Certification Scheme (LOCS) is designed to assist legal service providers demonstrate compliance with UK data protection law when processing client’s personal data. It will provide enhanced trust and confidence that personal data and data subject rights are protected.
The scheme applies to legal service providers (both controllers and processors), including law firms, solicitors, barrister’s chambers, barristers, and other providers, for their processing of personal data in relation to the legal services provided, held in the ‘client file’.
Scheme criteria
ICO-CSC/006 LOCS:23 STANDARD V12.3
Scheme owner
2Twenty4 Consulting Ltd
Unit 5 Oak Passage Chambers
High Street
Hastings
TN34 3EH
07500 227009
UKAS accredited certification bodies
Accreditation Reference: 23831
Ground Floor
5 Kinsbourne Court
96 - 100 Luton Road
Harpenden
AL5 3BL
You can find a register of certified organisations on the ADISA website.