How To Register Under The Data Protection Act
Do you still have a register entry under the old data protection act 2002.
How to register under the data protection act. This involves providing details on your organisation the types of data that you process the number of employees in your business and your turnover. Under the data protection act individuals and organisations that process personal information need to register with the information commissioner s office ico unless they are exempt. All 160 register entries remaining under the data protection act 2002 will expire before 1 february 2020. The act largely covers personal data held on computer but it also manual data that is held within a structured filing system. Failure to notify where required to do so is a criminal offence.
If you are unsure if you need to register you can take a quick self assessment via the following link. Monday december 9 2019. You can complete your data protection act registration via a simple online form which you must fully complete. If your registration number is prefixed with an n and expires between 9 december 2019 1 february 2020.