Leah is one of Evalian's senior Data Protection Officers. Here, Leah briefly discusses the accountability principle and what organisations can do to comply and demonstrate compliance. Adhering to the data protection principles, as set out in Article 5 of the UK GDPR and the EU GDPR (GDPR) is vital when organisations are striving to comply with this legislation. Arguably, all principles are of equal importance and no particular principle is of greater significance than another. That said, the accountability principle is directly linked to all the other principles, as well as numerous Articles within the GDPR. This overarching effect means that a failure to comply with the accountability principle is likely to have serious consequences for an organisation’s overall data protection compliance.