UK legislations and regulations

Question 1

UK legislations and regulations

Answer 1

Data Protection Act (1998)
Regulations of Investigatory Powers Act (2016)
Protection of Freedoms Act (2012)
Privacy and Electronic Communications (2003)

Question 2

Data Protection Act (1998)

Answer 2

The DPA controls the way information is handled and to give legal rights to people who have information stored about them.

Question 3

Regulations of Investigatory Powers Act (2016)

Answer 3

RIPA allows UK enforcement bodies and businesses such as security services and to carry out surveillance and to access electronic and digital communications on individuals.

Question 4

Protection of Freedoms Act (2012)

Answer 4

To provide for the destruction, retention, use and other regulation of certain evidential material taken by the police for suspects that have been not been charged.

Question 5

DPA - 8 principles

Answer 5

• It must be collected and used fairly and inside the law.
It must only be held and used for the reasons given to the Information Commissioner.
It can only be used for those registered purposes and only be disclosed to those people mentioned in the register entry. You cannot give it away or sell it unless you said you would to begin with.
Used in a way that is adequate, relevant and not excessive
Accurate
Kept for no longer than is absolutely necessary
Kept safe and secure
Handled according to people’s data protection rights
Not transferred outside the European Economic Area without adequate protection.