Chapter NMWM16110

Published date16 April 2016
Record NumberNMWM16110
CourtHM Revenue & Customs
IssuerHM Revenue & Customs
Relevant legislation

The legislation that applies to this page is as follows:

* Data Protection Act 1998
                
General

In addition to the Commissioners for Revenue and Customs Act 2005 (NMWM16030), there are other, more general pieces of legislation which impact on the way we use and disclose information, such as the Data Protection Act.

The Data Protection Act covers the use of personal data and is intended to protect the privacy of individuals. The requirements of the Data Protection Act are contained within eight fundamental principles (‘the 8 Principles’) and these set out requirements for the way that personal data must be handled.

The Data Protection Act covers the ‘processing’ of personal data and in this context, processing covers most of the things that HM Revenue & Customs (NMWM02030) does with data including collection, storage, alteration, disclosure and deletion.

The Data Protection Act also defines what constitutes personal data. Most of the information HM Revenue & Customs processes about individuals...

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