ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice for DPOs
What does ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice require of a DPO?
ICH E6(R3) Good Clinical Practice (GCP) is the international ethical and scientific quality standard for the design, conduct, performance, monitoring, auditing, recording, analysis, and reporting of clinical trials. Under ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice, which defines 54 controls, a DPO's work is deciding which controls you own outright, which you share and which belong to another team, then holding the evidence for the first group.
Which ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice controls land on the DPO
Data Protection Officers oversee privacy compliance, manage data subject rights requests, conduct privacy impact assessments, and serve as the point of contact with data protection authorities. The role is mandatory under GDPR for many organisations.
ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice defines 54 controls across 6 domains that directly affect the DPO role. Understanding which controls fall within your ownership, which are shared, and which are owned by other teams is the foundation of effective compliance management.
What a DPO is accountable for under ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice
Advising the organisation on data protection obligations and best practices
Managing data subject access requests (DSARs) and privacy complaints
Conducting data protection impact assessments (DPIAs) for new processing activities
Maintaining records of processing activities and data flow maps
Serving as the liaison with data protection supervisory authorities
Where DPOs lose time on ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice
These are the most common obstacles DPOs face when managing ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice compliance, and how to address them:
Challenge 1
Maintaining visibility over all personal data processing across the organisation
Challenge 2
Managing cross-border data transfer compliance (SCCs, adequacy decisions)
Challenge 3
Keeping privacy notices and consent mechanisms current across all channels
Challenge 4
Responding to DSARs within regulatory timeframes at scale
Challenge 5
Assessing privacy implications of AI and automated decision-making systems
A working order for a DPO starting on ICH E6(R3) - Good Clinical Practice
1. Readiness Assessment
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2. Cross-Framework Mapping
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4. Continuous Monitoring
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