Data Protection Act 1988

A school would hold the following personal information

• Bank account 
• Shoe size 
• Hair Colour
• Medical records

A bank would hold the following information

• Account details
• hair colour
• shoe size
• wear glasses

The Act that protects personal information is the:

• Data Provision Act 1988
• Data Protection Act 1988
• Data Prevention Act 1988
• Data Personal Act 1988

Personal data is data 

• About a specific living person
• About a person's belongings

The person in control of data in an organisation is known as the 

• Data holder / controller
• Data collector

The person in charge of personal data within the government is known as 

• Data officer
• Information Commissioner

Data must be

• Lawfully proccessed
• Used without rights of individual

Data must be processed 

• For a limited purpose(s)
• What ever they like

Data must be 

• left open to viruses
• Kept secure

Data can be

• Transferred in the EU only
• Transferred to any country