Data Protection Act – a more detailed guide

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• What does the Act do?
• What does it mean to the Council?
• What is Personal Data or Information?
• How does the Act apply to Services?
• What is Processing?
• Where are these Rights for Individuals?
• What General Restrictions are there on Processing?
• Going back to the definition of data under the Act, what is a "relevant filing system"?
• What are Accessible Records?
• Is There a Difference Between Temporary and Permanent Holding of Information?
• Are there any exemptions or exceptions under the Act as there are in other pieces of legislation?
• So what are the Exemptions Generally?
• What about Sensitive Information my staff or I handle?
• What if a data subject, i.e. living individual, makes a subject access request?
• Do we have to provide everything asked for by a subject when he / she makes a request, and are there certain conditions?
• What do you do if you receive a data subject access request?
• How long do records need to be kept?