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Regulatory Compliance
Stay ahead of legal and industry obligations with tailored compliance strategies built for regulatory environments
Regulatory Compliance
Regulatory compliance is the ongoing process of ensuring your organisation meets all applicable legal, statutory and industry-specific obligations. Across the UK, Europe and globally, businesses face a complex and shifting landscape, covering data protection laws (like GDPR and UK DPA), financial regulations, digital services legislation and sector-specific standards.
Effective Compliance is about:
Protecting your organisation’s reputation
Earning and maintaining stakeholder trust
Creating a secure foundation for innovation and growth
At Claria, we help organisations build compliance into their architecture, so that meeting regulations becomes part of how you operate, not just a box to tick.
Our Clients
Businesses that have trusted us
The benefits of getting Regulatory Compliance right
Meeting regulatory requirements is more than a legal responsibility, it’s an opportunity to strengthen how your organisation operates. A well-structured compliance approach builds trust, supports strategic growth and promotes operational resilience across markets.
Avoid legal penalties and reputational damage
Stay ahead of enforcement actions by aligning with applicable regulations from day one.
Qualify for public and private sector opportunities
Meet compliance requirements often tied to procurement, tenders and strategic partnerships.
Build trust with customers, regulators and stakeholders
Demonstrate your commitment to data protection, ethical operations and responsible governance.
Reduce risk exposure and improve operational efficiency
Proactive compliance frameworks help prevent issues before they arise, saving time, cost and internal resources.
Enable market expansion with fewer barriers
Operating in line with regulatory expectations makes it easier to scale into new regions and industries.
How can we help you and what do we do?
At Claria, we work with your teams to embed compliance into the way your business operates, making it visible, accountable and built to support growth.
Get in touchOur Regulatory Compliance Services
Compliance gap assessments and risk audits
Identify where current processes fall short and define clear steps to align with relevant regulations.
Framework alignment
We support alignment with key standards and laws such as UK GDPR, EU GDPR, DPA 2018, NIS2, the ePrivacy Directive and ISO 27001.
Policy development and governance design
Build internal compliance frameworks with enforceable policies, processes and documentation.
Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs)
Evaluate and document the privacy risks of new projects or systems with clear mitigation plans.
Identity and Access Management (IAM) for compliance
Implement identity frameworks that ensure data access is controlled, traceable and aligned with your policies.
Monitoring, audit and reporting integration
Embed the tools needed to track compliance status, support audits and generate actionable insights.
Cloud compliance, data residency and sovereignty support
Design and deploy systems that respect jurisdictional boundaries and regulatory data handling requirements.
The technologies we use at Claria
Tooling that fits your data, compliance first, not vendor first
At Claria, we are technology-neutral. We focus on selecting the right combination of platforms and services based on your regulatory requirements, operational landscape and existing infrastructure. Our goal is to help you stay compliant without overengineering your environment.
We work with a broad ecosystem of tools
We select, configure and integrate these technologies to support sustainable, audit-ready compliance, designed around your risk profile and not vendor preference.
Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Okta, Azure Active Directory, ForgeRock. Enabling secure, policy-driven access and traceability.
Data Governance and Protection
Collibra, Informatica, BigID. Supporting classification, lineage, access policies and regulatory mapping.
Cloud-Native Compliance Services
AWS Config, Azure Policy, GCP Security Command Center. Helping enforce and monitor compliance posture directly in cloud environments.
Logging, Monitoring and SIEM Platforms
Splunk, Datadog, Elastic, Microsoft Sentinel. Providing centralised visibility and real-time detection for audit and incident response.
Workflow Automation for Compliance Processes
ServiceNow, Jira, Boomi. Automating DPIA workflows, DSAR handling, policy reviews and more.
How to tackle these projects?
Successfully addressing compliance and regulatory challenges requires more than technical fixes. It involves aligning people, processes and platforms with the legal frameworks that govern your operations.
Get in touchHere's how to approach it:
1. Map your regulatory landscape
Identify which laws and standards apply to your organisation based on your industry, jurisdictions and the nature of your services.
2. Run a current-state compliance audit
Assess your existing controls, policies and systems to uncover compliance gaps, risks and improvement opportunities.
3. Define governance and accountability
Establish clear internal ownership, update or create policies and deliver targeted training to embed compliance responsibilities across teams.
4. Embed compliance into your operational model
Integrate requirements directly into existing workflows, technologies and service delivery as a foundation.
5. Leverage automation and monitoring
Use tools to track compliance in real time, flag issues early and reduce the manual effort required to stay in control.
6. Continuously adapt
Monitor regulatory developments and enforcement trends to ensure your frameworks evolve alongside legislation and risk.
Common mistakes made in Regulatory Compliance projects
Why good intentions aren't always enough
Even with the best intentions, Regulatory Compliance can fall short when key fundamentals are overlooked. Here are some of the most common challenges we see in underperforming compliance programmes:
Treating compliance as a tick-box exercise
Initiatives that don’t embed policies into daily workflows and decision-making often fail to deliver long-term results.
Assuming UK and EU frameworks are identical
Overlaps exist, but detailed obligations can differ significantly, especially around enforcement and sector-specific guidance.
Relying on manual or outdated processes
Without automation, tracking and reporting tools, organisations risk inefficiency and gaps in oversight.
Lack of shared ownership across departments
Compliance can’t sit with one team: IT, legal, risk and operations all play critical roles.
Insufficient training and enablement
Staff can’t follow what they don’t understand. Effective compliance requires continuous education and access to the right tools.
Struggling to turn compliance into real practice?
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Get in touchWhy choose Claria
Because compliance isn’t static and neither are you
Regulations evolve, systems change and teams shift. What doesn’t change is the need for clarity, accountability and confidence in how your organisation handles compliance.
At Claria, we don’t sell off-the-shelf solutions, we work inside your reality. The one where compliance isn’t a tidy checklist, it’s a balancing act between business needs, legal obligations and operational complexity.
We build frameworks that your teams can actually maintain
We don’t just deliver documentation. We ensure your internal teams are equipped technically and organisationally to manage, evolve and own their compliance processes.
We are independent, but not detached
As a technology-neutral partner, we recommend only what makes sense for your environment. No product push, no hidden agendas, just honest advice grounded in context.
We specialise in complex environments
Whether you’re balancing cloud and on-premise systems, working across jurisdictions, or integrating legacy platforms, we’re used to solving compliance in the real world, not ideal conditions.
We support both strategy and delivery
From gap assessments to hands-on implementation, policy development to system integration, we cover the full lifecycle, so you don’t have to coordinate across disconnected vendors.
We bring experience in regulated industries
Our clients include organisations in healthcare, finance, government and telecoms. We understand the pressures of audits, procurement frameworks and accountability at scale.
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