5.0 Data Protection Act 1998

Data Protection Act

(All information is provided by the ICO (Information Commissioner Office)

The Data Protection Act 1998 came into force on 1 March 2000. Under the Data Protection Act, anyone processing personal information must comply with eight principles of good information handling.

The eight principles state that the data must be:

# fairly and lawfully processed;
# processed for limited purposes;
# adequate, relevant and not excessive;
# accurate and up to date;
# not kept longer than necessary;
# processed in accordance with the individual's rights;
# secure;
# Not transferred to countries outside the European Economic area, unless there is adequate protection.

Your Rights
For detailed information on your rights and how to apply them can be found

The Data Protection act 1998 can be found
HERE