5.3 Legislation relating to the use of ICT for storage, manipulation and access of information

Table of Contents

1. Introduction
2. Data Protection Act
   1. The eight principles of good practice
   2. The six conditions for fair data processing
   3. Sensitive data
   4. Rights under the Act
   5. Criminal offences created by the Act
   6. Unsolicited electronic communications
   7. The role of the Information Commissioner's Office
   8. Other Useful DPA websites
3. Copyright legislation
4. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)

Other Useful DPA websites

There are several websites which give more details and explanations. We have listed some below:

The Data Protection Act itself can be found at: http://www.hmso.gov.uk/acts/acts1998/19980029.htm

The website of the Information Commissioner is at: http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/

The website of the Scottish Information Commissioner is at: http://www.itspublicknowledge.info

Useful information on this topic can also be found on the CILIP website.

Another aspect of data protection is that related to Government initiatives on privacy and data sharing led by the Department of Constitutional Affairs, which aim to increase the data which can be shared by public bodies. You can find information on the website of the Department for Constitutional Affairs at: www.dca.gov.uk/foi/sharing/

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