Data Protection

In order to understand the roles and responsibilities of those involved in local partnerships with regard to the collation, dissemination, analysis and sharing of information, please download the Data Protection document, to ensure that their activities are carried out legally and legitimately, specifically within the guidelines of the Data Protection Act 1998.

The paper focuses on:

- Scheme Notification to the Information Commissioner
- The role of data controller
- Subject Access, Exemptions, Documentation and Complaints

For further information please visit: www.dataprotection.gov.uk

To obtain full text of the Data Protection Act 1998, please visit: www.hmso.gov.uk

In addition, these sites should be used in conjunction with the Home Office guide “Community Crime Reduction Partnerships – the Retail Contribution”.

Hard copies of this publication are available from Michael Schuck, Chief Executive, Action Against Business Crime at the British Retail Consortium.
Telephone 020 7854 8956 for the full document.

Alternatively, please visit the Action Against Business Crime web site at: www.brc.org.uk/aabc/