Data Protection and Freedom of Information

This page provides information about the data protection and freedom of information acts.

Data protection act 1998

The Data Protection Act 1998 gives all individuals a general right of access to the personal data which is held about them either on computer, or in a relevant manual filing system. These rights are known as "subject access rights".

The Act requires that we comply with the rules of good information handling practice which are commonly known as the 8 Data Protection Principles.

For more information about Data Protection follow this link.

Freedom of information act 2000

The Freedom of Information Act 2000 gives a general right of access to information that is held by various public authorities, including Central and Local Government, the Police, the National Health Service, schools and other educational establishments, the Armed Forces (with certain exceptions) and a host of other public bodies which are listed in the Act.

For more information about Freedom of Information follow this link.