Data Protection
Introduction
The Data Protection Act 1998 became effective on 1st March 2000. The Act sets standards for the ownership, management and use of 'personal information' (information about living individuals) and it also gives people certain rights. The requirements of this Act are laid down in the form of the following eight principles:
Principles
The data protection principles require that data must be:
- Processed fairly and lawfully
- Processed for specified purposes
- Adequate, relevant and not excessive
- Accurate and up-to-date
- Kept no longer than necessary
- Processed in accordance with the rights of the data subject
- Secure
- Not transferred to countries outside EEA without adequate protection
Want to know what data there is stored about you?
The Subject Access provisions of the Data Protection Act gives a person the right to have a copy of any personal data held about them.
Section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998 states that a "data subject" (the person about whom the personal data refers) is entitled, upon written request, to be informed whether or not personal data is held or processed about them and be provided with a copy.
Should you wish to know what information (if any) the Lancashire Constabulary holds about you, you must complete a Subject Access form. Payment of a £10.00 fee and proof of identification must accompany a completed application form.
The form can be downloaded here in Adobe Acrobat format or alternatively forms are available from the:
Data Protection Officer,
Police Headquarters,
Hutton,
Preston,
Lancashire,
PR4 5SB
Telephone number 01772 412867.
Or alternatively email:
data.protection@lancashire.pnn.police.uk
Please note that once we have received your completed application the process to provide you with information can take up to 40 days.
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