data protection
ict policy
Data Protection
ICT/DPP/2010/10/01
1.
Policy Statement
1.1. Epping Forest District Council is fully committed to compliance with the requirements of the
Data Protection Act 1998 which came into force on the 1st March 2000.
1.2. The council will therefore follow procedures that aim to ensure that all employees, elected members, contractors, agents, consultants, partners or other servants of the council who have access to any personal data held by or on behalf of the council (for the purposes of this policy these are termed ‘users’), are fully aware of and abide by their duties and responsibilities under the Act.
1.3. In order to operate efficiently, Epping Forest District Council has to collect and use information about people with whom it works. These may include members of the public, current, past and prospective employees, clients and customers, and suppliers. In addition, it may be required by law to collect and use information in order to comply with the requirements of central government.
1.4. Personal information must be handled and dealt with properly, however it is collected, recorded and used, and whether it be on paper, in computer records or recorded by any other means, and there are safeguards within the Act to ensure this.
1.5. Epping Forest District Council regards the lawful and correct treatment of personal information as very important to its successful operations and to maintaining confidence between the council and those with whom it carries out business. The council will ensure that it treats personal information lawfully and correctly.
1.6. To this end the council fully endorses and adheres to the Principles of Data Protection as set out in the Data Protection Act 1998.
1.7. All services must comply with this policy. All staff should be familiar with this policy and the confidentiality issues involved.
1.8. Assistant Director (ICT) is responsible for developing and maintaining this policy.
Data Protection
ICT/DPP/2010/10/01
1.
Policy Statement
1.1. Epping Forest District Council is fully committed to compliance with the requirements of the
Data Protection Act 1998 which came into force on the 1st March 2000.
1.2. The council will therefore follow procedures that aim to ensure that all employees, elected members, contractors, agents, consultants, partners or other servants of the council who have access to any personal data held by or on behalf of the council (for the purposes of this policy these are termed ‘users’), are fully aware of and abide by their duties and responsibilities under the Act.
1.3. In order to operate efficiently, Epping Forest District Council has to collect and use information about people with whom it works. These may include members of the public, current, past and prospective employees, clients and customers, and suppliers. In addition, it may be required by law to collect and use information in order to comply with the requirements of central government.
1.4. Personal information must be handled and dealt with properly, however it is collected, recorded and used, and whether it be on paper, in computer records or recorded by any other means, and there are safeguards within the Act to ensure this.
1.5. Epping Forest District Council regards the lawful and correct treatment of personal information as very important to its successful operations and to maintaining confidence between the council and those with whom it carries out business. The council will ensure that it treats personal information lawfully and correctly.
1.6. To this end the council fully endorses and adheres to the Principles of Data Protection as set out in the Data Protection Act 1998.
1.7. All services must comply with this policy. All staff should be familiar with this policy and the confidentiality issues involved.
1.8. Assistant Director (ICT) is responsible for developing and maintaining this policy.