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Data Protection |
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Spelthorne Borough Council |
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Data Protection |
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Data protection legislation is in place to safeguard the interests of the individual.
What does Data Protection cover? A person or organisation holding and/or using personal data has to meet certain responsibilities and liabilities under the Act. In brief these include: Providing people access to personal data concerning them; Responding to and complying with requests from individuals that their data not be processed or be processed manually (under relevant circumstances; Notifying the Information Commissioner of the type of personal data held, why it is held and used and the sources of the data and descriptions of the persons or organisations to whom the data may be provided; Compliance with the eight Data Protection Principles; Ensuring all personal data is held and stored securely. |
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| Contact Information: | Data Protection
Telephone: 01784 451499
e-mail: dataprotection@spelthorne.gov.uk |
| Address: | Spelthorne Borough Council
Knowle Green
Staines
TW18 1XB
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Further advice:
The Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire SK9 5AF
Tel No: 01625 545700
Fax No: 01625 545510
E-mail: www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk
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