Data Protection
The Data Protection Act 1998 was brought into force on March 1,
2000 and works in two ways.
It gives individuals certain rights.
It also says those who record and use personal information must
be open about how the information is used and must comply with
eight enforceable principles of 'good information handling'.
Data must be:
- Processed fairly and lawfully
- Processed for limited purposes
- Adequate, relevant and not excessive
- Accurate and up to date
- Not kept longer than necessary
- Processed in accordance with the data subject's rights
- Secure
- Not transferred to countries outside the European Economic Area
(EEA) without adequate protection
The Force Data Protection Officer is responsible for ensuring
that North Wales Police meets its obligations in complying with
these principles and ensuring that force policy and procedure
caters for the effective management of information held by North
Wales Police about living individuals.
For more information on how we use personal data, you may
view
our Fair Processing Notice (pdf document) here or contact
us regarding any other enquiries regarding the use of data.