Our company is committed to a policy of protecting the rights and privacy of individuals, voluntary and community group members, volunteers staff and others in accordance with The Data Protection Act 1998. The policy applies to all voluntary and community group members and staff at the Community Centre. Any breach of The Data Protection Act 1998 or The Community Centre Data Protection Policy is considered to be an offense and in that event, disciplinary procedures apply.

As a matter of good practice, other organizations and individuals working with the Centre, and who have access to personal information, will be expected to have read and complied with this policy. It is expected that any staff who deal with external organizations will take responsibility for ensuring that such organizations sign a contract agreeing to abide by this policy.

Legal Requirements

Data are protected by the Data Protection Act 1998, which came into effect on 1 March 2000. Its purpose is to protect the rights and privacy of individuals and to ensure that personal data are not processed without their knowledge, and, wherever possible, is processed without their consent