Data Protection Act 1998

include: • Corporate Health and Safety Policy • Equal Opportunities Policy- takes guidance from the Equality Act 2010 • Contracts of Employment/ Code of Conduct/Annual leave policy - Employment rights Act 1996, Employment relations Act 2004, Working Time Regulations 1998 • Data Protection/ Protecting Information and Record detention and disposal policies- governed by the Data Protection Act…

Child Protection (Barnardos, 2013), states that child protection is everybody’s responsibility and everyone working with children has both a professional and moral responsibility to ensure the safety and welfare of children. In Ireland, the child care act defines a child as ‘’any person under the age of 18 ears excluding a person who is or has been married’’ Child protection is concerns making sure that children are protected from harm or danger of being abused and neglected. Child protection is…

In work settings all the staff are aware of the confidentiality policy and precedures used which obeys with the Data Protection Act 1998. This policy is there to make sure that all practitioners working within the setting can do so with confidence knowing that they will know how to respect confidentiality this can be in ways as: information about children or young people can be shared with parents or carers but only about their own child or children. Parents/ carers should not be allowed any…

confidentiality and the welfare, security and ethics of the business. Footlockers organisational policies are mainly confidentiality on their data protection policy where they treat information of customers safe and secure. The companies’ highest concern is keeping information private so it doesn’t get exposed to the public. In addition, the company follows the computer misuse act of 1990 as law legislates against certain actions when using the computer. The way footlocker follows this rule is…

The Children’s Act (1989) (2004) The children’s act 1989 was amended in 2004. The children’s act has placed organisations to safeguard and promote the wellbeing of children and young people. The children and young people are being protected because they are unable to protect themselves from harm and danger. The act is designed to guide principles that are in mind for the care and support of children. It allows children to: - Be Healthy - Remain safe in their environments - Enjoy life - Assist…

Foundation Phase Northern Ireland: Foundation stage Scotland: Pre-birth to three and curriculum for excellence The children's act 1989 Legislates for England and Wales, was put into place to ensure that the welfare for a child is dominant. The children's act 1989 made those who worked with children and parents held responsible for the childâ€TMs safety. The main aim was: For protection of children and rights of parents to become balanced so that state intervention was controlled. To encourage…

Every person has a right to have the capacity to make their own decisions and have a control over who has access to the private details because this permits individuals to participate as fully as possible in society and protects them from unwanted interferences with their choices (Allen 2009). While confidentiality is vital at the same time it is not unconditional. In some situations, where there is reasonable suspicion of child or elder abuse orwhere there is reasonable suspicion that patient…

vulnerabilities may be attributable to internal and external sources (McNamara, 1998; Yeh and Chang, 2007). As Colwill (2010) notes, these sources can be intentional or accidental. IT threats are multilayered. They involve a number of components including…

Personal data must be; fairly and lawfully processed, processed for limited purposes, adequate, relevant and not excessive, accurate, not kept longer than necessary, processed in accordance with the dataâ€TMs subject †̃s rights, secure and not transferred to countries without adequate protection. Disclosure of information – Many parents/carers will want to discuss family issues with you at some point…

Newsletter Legal Issues: Data Protection Act 1998 This law is designed so that your personal information is protected. It protects your data in which is stored on the pc and hard copies. This act gives the people the right to know what information about them is being stored. It protects information such as your name, address, employment history, credit records etc. this law was designed to ensure people know about how data based upon people can be used. This act must make sure that personal…