Personal Data: The Act Begins to Bite

Abstract

Managers responsible for personal data held on computer need to be aware of and comply with the terms of the Data Protection Act 1984. Registration and compliance with the eight data protection principles are essential requirements. The role of the Registrar in ensuring enforcement of the Act is described and examples of the kinds of cases brought to the Registrar′s attention are given. The changes which could be made to the Data Protection Act to improve it for the future are also discussed.

Citation

Tarrant, P. (1990), "Personal Data: The Act Begins to Bite", Industrial Management & Data Systems, Vol. 90 No. 1, pp. 11-14. https://doi.org/10.1108/02635579010000156