data protection

data protection register

The Data Protection Act 1998 requires any organisation that processes personal information to notify the Information Commissioner of what they are doing.

The Cheltenham Partnership does not process such information. Any information that is held by specific organisations or partners will be covered by, and used in accordance with, their own specific data protection policies.

For those who are interested, the register can be viewed on the Information Commissioner's website. The register only shows what an organisation or individual is registered to do. It does not reveal whether or not they hold personal information on a particular person.

If you would like to receive a copy of the register, please contact:

The Office of the Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 01625 545 745
Fax: 01625 524 510

Paper copies of individual register entries are available from the Office of the Information Commissioner free of charge (a small fee is payable for certified copies).

data protection principles

Anyone processing personal data must comply with the eight enforceable principles of good practice. Briefly, they say that the data must be:

1. fairly and lawfully processed;
2. obtained only for one or more specified and lawful purposes;
3. adequate, relevant and not excessive;
4. accurate;
5. not kept longer than necessary;
6. processed in accordance with data subject's rights;
7. secure;
8. not transferred to countries without adequate protection.