Data protection

Data protection is an area of growing concern for many of our clients. Daily business processes mean that companies now often hold a significant amount of personal information about their customers.

We ensure that clients adhere to the 8 Data Protection Act (DPA) principles that the information held is:

• Fairly and lawfully processed.
  
• Processed for limited purposes.
  
• Adequate, relevant and not excessive.
  
• Accurate and up to date.
  
• Not kept for longer than is necessary.
  
• Processed in line with your rights.
  
• Secure.
  
• Not transferred to other countries without adequate protection.

And offer commercial and pragmatic advice on how to comply with the DPA in everyday business.

We would advise you on:

• Developments in the law and Information Commissioner decisions and guidance.
  
• Data outsourcing.
  
• Data sharing and information exchange arrangements, and we would assist on responses to subject access requests.
  
• Compliance with Freedom of Information requests.