Data Protection Act

[Mathew]

Can you become a member of the Data protection act? If so what do you have to do?

 

[gordonthegofor]

whare do they play are they a rock and role band?

 

[gordonthegofor]

sorry one should not poke fun at those you feel are asking silly questions

the data protecion act is a legal thing to do with how you store information

you dont become a member you have to comply with its requirements

I am sure others with more knowledge will coreect any inaccuracies I have given you

 

[Antonia @limeone.com]

a small fee and a form filling initially for registration to comply with the Act. I can certainly go into it here in more depth, but can I ask why you want to be registered and what sort of data you retain so I can put more specific stuff up or provide a link? Its a dry enough subject to just talk about in general terms as you might imagine!

 

[Joyous]

There's a ton of information on this on the Information Commissioners website but the two most useful links are here and here.

Regards

Joy

 

[bwglaw]

The current fee I think is 35 pounds/year. Joy has provided the link and it is simple enough for you to complete the registration yourself.

The form will ask what kind of data you manage i.e. employee records,clients etc

Jonathan

 

[walldred]

Hi Mathew,

I'm not a legal expert but as far as I'm aware most businesses will require registration under the data protection act. Check out http://www.ico.gov.uk/eventual.aspx?id=2662 to see whether you are required to register or not. As someone else mentions there is a small registration fee involved.

Hope this helps.