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Do you process personal data? Do you think you may be subject to the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA)? Are you exposed to regulatory action for non-compliance?This Data Protection Act / DPA Compliance Assessment Tool is designed for medium and smaller organisations to make an assessment of their current level of compliance with the DPA. It also provides recommendations and identifies guidance to help organisations close any gaps that are identified.
In the UK, any organisation that processes data (primarily electronic but a wide range of paper information is included) about living persons is defined as a data controller, and data controllers have specific obligations under the DPA.
Do you know what they are? Do you know what the penalties for non-compliance are? The new Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 gives ICO powers to impose substantial fines on organisations that ‘deliberately’ or ‘recklessly’ commit serious breaches of the DPA - and failing to safeguard personal… Read More