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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.

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