The new Data Protection Act extends the 1984 legislation in a number of areas and provides data subjects with some additional rights.
The new Data Protection Act (1998), which came into force at the beginning of March, extends the 1984 legislation in a number of areas and provides data subjects with some additional rights. For example, manual records are now covered, processing of data can only take place if one of a number of criteria is met, and data controllers must comply with eight data protection principles.
Solicitors Paisner & Co recommend the following steps to ensure compliance: