The Data Protection Act 1998 is a powerful
piece of legislation designed to prevent data
breaches pertaining to individuals and
corporations such as ABC Invest.
Many of you will work in areas of the
business that handle data. This means it is
absolutely essential that you understand the
Data Protection Act. You will also need to
attend regular data refresher courses -
your line manager will be able to tell you
more.
Irrespective of your business area all
members of staff have a duty to understand
the Data Protection Act, so it's advisable to
bookmark the link on the right.
DATA ACT 1998
data protection law
about the act
The Data Protection
Act 1998 governs the
protection of personal
data in the UK >
The Act defines eight
data protection
principles >
It defines UK law on
the processing of data
on identifiable
living people >