The Data Protection Act 1998 gives individuals the right ot know what information is held about them, and what that information is used for.
Balance Learning have two short Data Protection Act programmes - An Introduction to the Data Protection Act and Data Protection Act - In More Detail. Outlines of these two programmes can be found below.
This course provides employees with a brief introduction to the following:
- Rights and responsibilities
- The 8 principles governing how data is used
- Personal data
- Sensitive data
- Data processing
- Principle 1, 2, and 7 in more depth
- Consequences of non-compliance
Key Learning Outcomes
- Describe what the DPA is, what "personal data" is, and what "data processing" comprises.
- Explain an individual's rights in respect of personal data and its processing.
- Explain how an individual can make a subject access request.
- Describe what they must not do with data, and what the consequences might be of breaching the Act.
This course identifies and processes subject to access requests, associated legislation e.g. Human Rights Act, Freedom of Information Act, and best practice scenarios.
This course also goes into more detail about the Data Protection Act's 8 Principles including sharing and management data and individual rights.
Key Learning Outcomes
- The principles of good information management.
- Subject access requests: how to identify and deal with them
- How to positively identify an individual.
- How to notify individuals that you are collecting personal information.
- How to prevent accidental disclosure.
- Other Acts linked to the DPA including Human Rights Act 2000, The Computer Misuse Act 1990 and Access to Health Records Act 1990.
