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Practical Tools for Compliance, Governance and Audit Readiness.

Download executive-ready checklists, scorecards, trackers, and guides designed to help organisations assess and strengthen their regulatory readiness — built to the standard the NDPC’s inspection framework applies.

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Eight Free Resources

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Every resource is built to the NDPC’s audit and inspection standard — not adapted from international templates. Select a resource on the left, complete the form on the right, and SAC will send it directly to your email address.

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Checklist · PDF

NDPA / GAID Compliance Readiness Checklist

A structured checklist covering all principal NDPA and GAID compliance obligations — DCPMI registration, RoPA, DPIA, DPO designation, breach response, CAR filing, and board governance. Formatted to the NDPC’s inspection standard with status indicators and remediation prompts.

Who it is for DPOs · CCOs · Legal teams · Boards
Helps assess Overall NDPA compliance posture
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Scorecard · PDF

Board Privacy Governance Scorecard

A scoring framework for boards and Audit Committees to self-assess their data protection governance posture across accountability structure, oversight mechanisms, DPO reporting, incident governance, and digital trust KPI management.

Who it is for Boards · Audit Committees · NEDs · Company Secretaries
Helps assess Board-level privacy governance maturity
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Starter Pack · Multi-format

DPIA Starter Pack

A practical starter kit for organisations beginning their DPIA programme — covering mandatory trigger assessment, a simplified DPIA template structured to NDPA Section 28, a worked example using a Nigerian regulatory scenario, and a DPIA register template.

Who it is for DPOs · Project managers · IT leads · Legal officers
Helps assess DPIA programme readiness and capability
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Checklist · PDF

Audit Evidence Checklist

A structured checklist of the evidence items that NDPC inspectors request and the documentation standard each must meet — enabling DPOs and compliance teams to identify gaps before an inspection rather than under one.

Who it is for DPOs · Internal auditors · Compliance managers
Helps assess Inspection-readiness and evidence gaps
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Checklist · PDF

DCPMI Readiness Checklist

A structured checklist for assessing DCPMI registration readiness — covering threshold determination, required documentation, DPO designation requirements, and the steps required to complete and maintain NDPC registration as a Data Controller or Processor of Major Importance.

Who it is for DPOs · Legal teams · Compliance officers
Helps assess DCPMI threshold and registration readiness
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Checklist · PDF

Breach Readiness Checklist

A structured readiness assessment for data breach response — covering the 72-hour notification capability, breach assessment procedures, NDPC notification requirements, data subject notification decisions, evidence preservation, and post-breach remediation. Includes a self-assessment score.

Who it is for DPOs · IT security teams · Legal counsel · Crisis response leads
Helps assess 72-hour breach response operational readiness
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Checklist · PDF

Vendor Privacy Due Diligence Checklist

A structured checklist for assessing data processor compliance before onboarding — covering security posture, data processing terms, sub-processor controls, breach notification requirements, and the minimum DPA content required under NDPA Section 29.

Who it is for DPOs · Procurement teams · Legal officers
Helps assess Vendor privacy and processor compliance posture
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Guide · PDF

NDPC CAR Preparation Guide

A step-by-step guide to preparing for the annual Compliance Audit Return — explaining what the CAR requires, the evidence that must be assembled, the self-assessment structure, and how to present it for DPCO certification and NDPC filing. Includes a preparation timeline.

Who it is for DPOs · Compliance officers · Legal teams
Helps assess CAR filing readiness and preparation state
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NDPA / GAID Compliance Readiness Checklist

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Practitioner-grade resources

Every resource is built by the practitioners who conduct NDPA compliance audits and file Compliance Audit Returns with the NDPC — formatted to the regulatory standard they apply in their advisory engagements.

Beyond the Resource

Resources show the gap. Advisory closes it.

Every resource on this page is designed to reveal a compliance gap that SAC advisory or a SAC product can address. If a resource identifies a gap you cannot close with a checklist, the next step is a 20-minute diagnostic with a named SAC principal.

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