DATA PROTECTION ACT 1998 GUIDANCE TO SOCIAL SERVICES March 2000 CONTENTS Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Introduction Glossary of terms Good practice in record keeping Principles underpinning good practice A policy framework Retention and destruction of records Records subject to statutory requirements Management commitment to good practice 4 8 14 14 15 16 17 17 Contents page 1 Section 4 Details of the Act and its implementation Access to social services records Personal
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The 8 Principals of Data Protection The Act regulates the use of “personal data”. To understand what this means we need first to look at how the Act works or defines the word “data” Data means; information which- a) is being processed by operating automatically in response to instructions given for that purpose. b) Is recorded with the intention that it should be processed. c) Is recorded as part of a relevant filing system with the intention that it should form part of relevant
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the Data Protection Act on e-marketing This guide is based on UK law. It was last updated in March 2008. Topics • Advertising and marketing • Commercial The law relating to data protection is designed to regulate organisations known as data controllers who collect and process information relating to living and identifiable individuals and to provide those individuals with rights in relation to such data. In the UK the position is currently governed by the Data Protection Act 1998 ("the
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a statutory right to safeguard and promote the welfare of children‚ under (section 175 of the Education Act 2002.) Furthermore we have to follow the guidance of ‘Safeguarding’ children/young people within a Safer Recruitment in ‘Education DfES 2007’‚ as the safety and protection of all children/young people are of paramount importance. Safeguarding children/young people‚ under the Children Act of ‘2004’‚ which always defines‚ ‘safeguarding and promoting the welfare’ of children/young people as:
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The importance of Confidentiality and Data Protection for home based childcare Childminder must handle all information that she has on the child as confidential and should be shared only with the child’s parents and the child. It is essential to handle data about children and families in a confidential way‚ due to that they have a legal right to privacy. It is equally important that information should not be passed on without written approval of the parents or carer‚ because they have the
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The importance of confidentiality and Data Protection for home based childcare When working in a childcare setting it is often inevitable to come across confidential information about children and families you are working with. Confidential information is personal information‚ which should not be shared with unauthorised person or organisations. It also means a childminder should never discuss a child with a friend or other parents. Most common information held by childcare practitioner are
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The Importance of Confidentiality & Data Protection for a home based childcare service In order to run a childcare service there is a need to retain a large amount of information on each child. The Data Protection Act 1998 covers correct storage and sharing of both manual and electronic information. There are eight principles put in place by the Data Protection Act 1998 to make sure that information is handled properly: * fairly and lawfully processed * processed for limited purposes
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Child protection: Evaluation of policies and procedures influenced by legislation and historical context. Throughout this evaluation I aim to identify the positive and negative factors that support and influence the formation and structure of our policies and procedures; surrounding safeguarding and child protection. We cannot understand current procedures for child protection unless we understand past experience and how lessons from history have informed current practice. Safeguarding has been
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Activity 1 Reasons why organisations need to collect HR Data. It is important for organisations to collect and retain HR data as this will be key for strategic and HR planning. It will also help to have all the information necessary to make informed decisions‚ for the formulation and implementation of employment policies and procedures‚ to monitor fair and consistent treatment of staff‚ to contribute to National Statistics and to comply with statutory requirements. The key organisational
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Summarise the main points of legislation and procedures covering: • Confidentiality • Data protection • Disclosure of information The main points of legislation and procedures covering confidentiality are that only the appropriate people should have access to confidential records except where a pupil is potentially at risk. Information should not be given to other adults or agencies unless previously agreed. Where it has been agreed that confidential information can be shared it should be
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