Data Protection Officer

The draft EU GDPR includes several novelties that affect the role of the DPOs within the EU and the EDPS has therefore reviewed its position paper on the role of the DPO.

The revised paper intends to provide guidance for DPOs in their new role building on the principles and recommendations contained in the original version from 2005.

[NOTE: On 18 December 2025, the EDPS published a Supervisory Guidance on the Role of the Data Protection Officers in EU institutions, bodies, offices and agencies. This guidance updates and replaces the 2018 Position Paper.]