James Nock

James is a DPO and Head of the Data Protection and Governance Shared Service at HEFESTIS. His team offer DPO and FOI shared services and consultancy in these areas. HEFESTIS is a not-for-profit company delivering data protection, governance, information security, and Servicedesk services.

James is an experienced FOI practitioner having worked as an FOI Officer for a local authority, university, and colleges. James was awarded ‘Highly Commended’ in the ‘Practitioner of the Year’ category of the eCase FOI Awards in March 2024 for his work starting the HEFESTIS FOI service and his consultancy work under that banner.

James Nock
Head of DPO and FOI Services
  • Organisation
    HEFESTIS