cv – Frank Rankin

Employment history
Oct 2013 to date, Freelance information governance trainer and consultant
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Establishing training and consultancy firm for records management, data protection and FOI;
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Associate trainer for Act Now Training Ltd. http://www.actnow.org.uk/content/160,
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Direct provision of training events to clients, including successful GDPR briefings and workshops;
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Providing information governance consultancy and training to a growing range of public sector bodies and business.
Nov 2006 to December 2016, NHS Education for Scotland, Glasgow ( www.nes.scot.nhs.uk )– Information Governance Manager
Responsible for all information governance workstreams for an 800+ staff NHS Board including:
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serve as Information Security Officer, managing programme of work towards ISO27001 compliance and accreditation;
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driving corporate records management; including the implementation of an Enterprise Content Management System and developing vanguard NHS Records Management Plan under the Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 and aligned to ISO15489;
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providing corporate leadership on Freedom of Information and Data Protection compliance, including all case handling for FOI and DP requests;
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advising the Board, Caldicott Guardian and staff on all aspects of NHS Information Governance standards, providing horizon scanning on data protection and other changing regulatory environments;
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designing and delivering mandatory staff training in data protection and information governance including on-line, webinar and face-to-face training and awareness raising;
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representing the organisation to Scottish Government, Information Commissioner’s Office, Office of the Scottish Information Commissioner and other regulatory bodies;
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developing systems for information risk management and incident reporting.
Sep 2003 to Oct 2006, Department of International Development, East Kilbride and London (www.dfid.gov.uk ) – Head of Open Government Unit
Responsible for:
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development and roll-out of electronic records management system to 3000 staff in 60 sites worldwide, including the delivery of staff training;
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serving as Data Protection Officer, providing advice on privacy issues to colleagues at all levels and managing subject access requests;
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advising Ministers and staff on FOI compliance; designing and managing FOI procedures and staff training with direct responsibility for case handling;leading a team of eight staff.
Aug 1997 to Aug 2003, South Lanarkshire Council (www.southlanarkshire.gov.uk) , Hamilton – Senior Archivist
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Establishing and managing public archives and records management services for a local authority with 17,000 employees; designing and implementing records management processes; setting up 10,000 box records centre with supporting database system; initiating preparations for FOI compliance.
Feb 1996 to Aug 1997, Glasgow University Archives – Senior Archivist
Nov 1994 to Feb 1996, Business Archives Council of Scotland – Surveying Officer
Aug 1993 to Nov 1994, Shell International Petroleum Co. Ltd, London –Assistant Archivist
Higher Education and Professional Qualifications
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University of Northumbria, PG Cert DP Law and Information Governance, 2019
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APMG GDPR Practitioner Certificate, 2018
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International Association of Privacy Professionals, 2017, Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe (CIPP/E). (Qualification aligned to GDPR)
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British Standards Institution, 2015, Certified Lead Implementer ISO27001British Computer Society, 2014, Practitioner Certificate in Business Analysis
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Act Now, 2013, Practitioner Certificate in the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
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British Computer Society, 2011, ISEB Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection
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British Computer Society, 2009, ISEB Certificate in Information Security Management Principles
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University of Bath, 2007-8, Postgraduate Certificate in Healthcare Information Governance.
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University of Strathclyde, 1999-2003, Postgraduate Diploma in Local Authority Management.
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University of Liverpool, 1992-3, Master of Archives and Records Management.
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University of Glasgow, 1988-1992, MA(Hons) Scottish History and Literature.
Professional activities
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Information and Records Management Society, accredited member, elected Fellow 2017
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NHS Scotland FOI Forum, Chairman 2010-2014
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NHS Scotland Information Security Forum, member
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Scottish Council on Archives: Committee member, 2007-2010
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Scottish Records Advisory Council: Member (First Minister appointment) 1998-2004
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Society of Archivists: Member of National Council, 1998-2001. Hon. Staff Officer 2000-2002.
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Presented papers at four Society of Archivists conferences, 1996-2003 and at one Records Management Society Conference, 2008.
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Presented at Capita Public Records (Scotland) Act 2011 conference 16 September 2012
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Author of chapter on Electronic Records Management in Record Keeping in a Hybrid Environment, M Moss and ATough eds., 2006.
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Author of Scottish Postgraduate Archives Training Project report, 2002.
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Author of The SVQ Awards in Archives Services and Records Services: Current Position and Future Potential –Report to the Information Services National Training Organisation, 2001
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Author of “The Scottish Postgraduate Archives Training Project -issues for the records management community”, in Records Management Journal, Vol 13, No. 1, 2003, pp. 32-37(6).
Training and educational activities
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2019- , Visiting lecturer, Information Management, University of Glasgow
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Since 2013, providing information governance training on a freelance basis
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Extensive experience of developing and delivering training on FOI, DP, Records Management and Information Governance to practitioners and staff in NHS, civil service and local government.
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Developed and presented inaugural NHS Scotland FOI Training Day (80+ delegates) Jan 2013
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Visiting lecturer on electronic records management, University of Glasgow, 2005-2015
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University of Glasgow, Humanities Advanced Technology and Information Institute: Honorary Research Fellow, 2009-2011
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University of Liverpool: External Examiner on Professional Certificate in Records Management programme, 2004-09.
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Society of Archivists Postgraduate Diploma: Tutor on Records Management Module, 1997-2003
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·S/NVQ Assessor for Records Management Qualifications, 1999-2002