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Overview of the DPA1998, the FOIA 2000 and the EIR 2004



 

Level

Introduction and Update

Course Dates 

 

Now being run as

two separate half day courses in February


 

 

No single piece of legislation stands in isolation and the purpose of this course is to look at the basic principles of the Data Protection Act 1998, Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004 and how they interact with each other and other legislation.The course will examine:-

  • Definition of personal data
  • The eight DP principles
  • Data Sharing
  • Definition of environmental data
  • Access to both personal and non personal data
  • Access to personal data by third parties including the secondary use of Council Tax data
  • Application of exemptions and exceptions
  • Application of the Public Interest Test
  • Interaction between the enactments and other legislation

This course would be ideal for delegates who are new to the profession or need to brush up on information rights as a whole.

Other delegates have commented about this course : " Course leader very knowledgable and I now feel I have the confidence to deal with queries", "a complicated subject simplified", "very friendly, informative, enjoyed variety of information"

 See also our two half day courses on the same day on DPA and FOI

Duration: 5 Hours (CPD Points)

Course Times: 10.00 to 16.30

Price: £200 for the first delegate                                                                                                             20% reduction for subsequent delegates (from the same organisation on the same course)

Speaker: Alan Stead

 

 


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