Confidentiality
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Confidentiality
The Definition of the word confidentiality is: The state of keeping or being kept secret or private:
To me confidentiality means trusting that if any person/organisation hold any personal information about you or your child they will not use this information other than for the reason it was intended and will not share this information without permission. Also that they will keep this information in a secure and reasonable way and they will not keep it for any longer than in necessary.
The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) was an act of Parliament that came into force in March 2000 that required the protection of person information. It gives individuals that right to know and to also see what information organisations hold about them, this can be anything from their bank, their doctor’s surgery and credit reference agencies. This is called a ‘subject access request’ There is a fee to see this information which varies depending upon what information is required. The Data Protection Act also outlines how companies/individuals are expected the treat any personal information they may hold and how they have to store it to make sure that it is safe and not being used for anything other than the reason it was obtained.
The act stated that those who record and use personal information must stick to eight data protection principles. These are as follows:
Personal data shall be:
1. Fairly and lawfully processed
2. Processed for limited purposes
3. Adequate, relevant and not excessive
4. Accurate
5. Not kept for any longer than necessary
6. Processed in line with an individual’s right
7. Secure
8. Not transferred to other countries without adequate protection.
Any organisation or professional who needs to store and keep personal information regarding an individual is classed as a Data Controller and must inform the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) that they are responsible for this information under the DPA act.
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The Definition of the word confidentiality is: The state of keeping or being kept secret or private:
To me confidentiality means trusting that if any person/organisation hold any personal information about you or your child they will not use this information other than for the reason it was intended and will not share this information without permission. Also that they will keep this information in a secure and reasonable way and they will not keep it for any longer than in necessary.
The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) was an act of Parliament that came into force in March 2000 that required the protection of person information. It gives individuals that right to know and to also see what information organisations hold about them, this can be anything from their bank, their doctor’s surgery and credit reference agencies. This is called a ‘subject access request’ There is a fee to see this information which varies depending upon what information is required. The Data Protection Act also outlines how companies/individuals are expected the treat any personal information they may hold and how they have to store it to make sure that it is safe and not being used for anything other than the reason it was obtained.
The act stated that those who record and use personal information must stick to eight data protection principles. These are as follows:
Personal data shall be:
1. Fairly and lawfully processed
2. Processed for limited purposes
3. Adequate, relevant and not excessive
4. Accurate
5. Not kept for any longer than necessary
6. Processed in line with an individual’s right
7. Secure
8. Not transferred to other countries without adequate protection.
Any organisation or professional who needs to store and keep personal information regarding an individual is classed as a Data Controller and must inform the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) that they are responsible for this information under the DPA act.
Nowadays there are more...