---
type: "Government Publication"
title: "Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA)"
description: "A pre-deployment gate for high-risk processing."
resource: "https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/accountability-and-governance/data-protection-impact-assessments-dpias/"
tags: [regulation, uk-government]
generated: { by: human:crpage, at: 2026-07-09T09:44:00Z }
status: stable
sources: [{ id: primary, resource: "https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/uk-gdpr-guidance-and-resources/accountability-and-governance/data-protection-impact-assessments-dpias/" }]
---

High-risk processing requires a DPIA before go-live — a mandatory gate for federated or agentic systems touching personal data.