Complete your Data Protection Impact AssessmentThink of a Data Protection Impact Assessment (DPIA) like a health and safety risk assessment for how you process personal data. Get the right consentAs you might expect, a higher level of consent is required for the use of biometric data, especially where we are talking about children’s biometric data. Finally, if the pupil objects to the use of their biometric data, it cannot be used. The Department for Education has produced a useful guide on the use of biometric data in schools. When doing so, just make sure you have an eye on the privacy and data processing issues, and manage them sensibly and proactively.