Heledd is an Associate who leads the Information Governance team at Morgan Cole. She specialises in the management of information requests made under the Data Protection Act and the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). Her team undertakes specialist commercial work in relation to the drafting and application of DP/FOIA/confidentiality provisions in complex commercial contracts involving public sector bodies. Current work includes advising in relation to unforeseen data losses and in relation to transfers of personal data beyond the European Economic Area. She has acted for clients in relation to a number of high profile FOIA appeal cases before the Information Tribunal and she has advised clients across the UK in relation to numerous Information Commissioner investigations. She also carries out audit of data flows within organizations to assess data protection compliance.

Heledd is Course Director for the firm’s accredited data protection training programme which leads to the award of the ISEB Certificate in Data Protection Law. She has acted as information law adviser to the Commercial Directorate at the Department of Health since 2005 She was a member of an Information Commissioner-led working party leading to the development of model publication schemes for the health sector and is currently participating in the ICO’s new initiative to develop a national Information Sharing Code of Practice.