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Government & Public-Sector Security · Awareness & Conduct

Legal, Ethical, Privacy & Human-Rights Responsibilities

The legal and ethical boundaries that govern security activity in the public sector: proportionality, non-discrimination, privacy and data protection, use of surveillance, and accountability for decisions affecting people's rights.

Intermediate 7 hours

Learning objectives

  • Apply proportionality and necessity to security decisions
  • Respect privacy and data-protection obligations
  • Act without discrimination and uphold dignity
  • Maintain records that withstand scrutiny and oversight

Course modules

  1. 01Legal framework and duty of care
  2. 02Proportionality, necessity and least intrusion
  3. 03Privacy, surveillance and data protection
  4. 04Non-discrimination and human dignity
  5. 05Accountability, oversight and complaints
  6. 06Ethical dilemmas and case discussion

Assessment and certification

Case-based written assessment.

Certificate of Completion issued on successful assessment.

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