Data Protection Law for Employers: Implications of the New Code of Practice

The new four-part Code of Practice under the Data Protection Act 1998 on employment and data protection places a further burden of responsibility on employers and their advisers. The Data Protection Act also applies to manual data, not just computer data, and a new tough enforcement policy was announced in October 2002.This report is directly relevant to:All employers who handle personal data - i.e. most employersPersonnel and HR departmentsCompany secretariesPrivacy officersLaw firms