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Chapter CSLM5001

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Vincent
Published date10 April 2016
Record NumberCSLM5001
CourtHM Revenue & Customs
IssuerHM Revenue & Customs

The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) gives legal rights to individuals about whom information is recorded on computer or in structured clerical filing systems.

Under the provisions of the Act individuals have the right to

  • Know whether information about them is held on computer records and to be supplied with a copy of that information
  • From October 2001, know whether information about them is held in clerical records and to be supplied with a copy of that information
  • Compensation if they are damaged by inaccurate data or by the loss or unauthorised destruction or disclosure of personal data
  • Have inaccurate data erased or corrected
  • Complain to the Data Protection Registrar about any breach of the Act

The Data Protection Unit DPU is responsible for all administrative aspects of the DPA within the Department.

You can obtain information about specific items of data protection

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