Personal information and the Data Protection Act
Under the Data Protection Act 1998 individuals have the right to
access their own information held on computer, and in some paper
files.
The Data Protection Act helps to protect individuals’ personal
privacy by regulating the way personal data is processed and gives
you, as an individual, certain rights in relation to the personal
data which is held about you.
The Act is based on 8 legally enforceable principles which
anyone who records and uses personal data must follow.
The Data Protection Act also requires anyone (whether a private
company or public body) who processes personal data to register
with or notify the Information Commissioner. This registration is
publicly available and can be viewed at the Information Commissioners website.
Further details about the basis on which we will handle and
process any personal data collected from you, or that you provide
to us, is available on our Privacy Policy page. It also gives details
of how you can request copies of certain information held by us
about you.
We also have a Data
Protection Policy which outlines for our staff how they
should handle personal information.