Introduction to Data Protection

The Data Protection Act 1998 gives individuals a right to find out what information is held about them. It governs how we collect, use and process personal information. The Act gives you the right to ensure our records are correct and up to date  and to have them amended if they aren't.

There are eight principles of Data Protection which Cheshire East Council is committed to upholding:

• Processing must be fair and lawful;
• The information we obtain must be for specific and lawful purposes;
• The information must be adequate, relevant and not excessive for those purposes;
• The information must be accurate and kept up to date;
• We must not hold the information for longer than is necessary;
• We must process your information in accordance with your rights;
• The information must be subject to the appropriate technical and organisational security measures;
• We must not transfer the information outside the European Union unless the country in question provides adequate security.

Also view our page about the National Fraud Initiative (NFI).