Data Protection Act 1998
The Data protection Act of 1998 is a legislation that was put into place to build a framework so that all personal and private information throughout the businesses is handled properly; it also gives the customers the right to know what information you are keeping about them. Within the Data Protection Act there are eight principles that all businesses need to follow to make sure personal information is:
1. Personal data shall be processed fairly and lawfully and not processed unless certain conditions are met.
2. Personal data shall only be obtained for one or more specified reason and must not be processed in any manner that is incompatible with its purpose.
3. Personal data shall be adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to its purpose.
4. Personal data shall be accurate and where necessary kept up to date.
5. Personal data held shall
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It gives all individuals the right to ask for information from any public authority such as: central and local governments, police, NHS, schools and colleges. However, the Act does not necessarily cover every organisation that receives public money. For example, it does not cover some charities that receive grants and certain private sector organisations that perform public functions. As well as members of the public being entitled to request information from public authorities, all public authorities are obliged to publish certain information about their activities. The recorded information that the Act gives access to information such as: printed documents, computer files, letters, emails, photographs, and sound or video recordings. The act however does not give people access to their own personal information such as their health records. If a member of the public is looking to find information about them then they should make a request for that information under the Data Protection Act of