Data Management

Question 1

What is the Data Protection Act 1998?

Answer 1

The data protection act governs the protection of personal data in the UK.

Question 2

What does the Data Protection Act 1998 do?

Answer 2

• It is designed to protect personal data stored on computers or in an organised paper filing system
• It controls the way in which data is stored and handled
• It gives rights to people that have data stored about them