One of the Commissioner's duties is to raise awareness and promote compliance with the Act.
One of the ways we do this is to produce guidance for the public and for organisations.
Our It's your information series is designed to inform the public about their rights under the Act and covers topics that affect the use of their information. They provide information on topics the public might be concerned about, perhaps because of press coverage of a particular issue.
Our good practice notes are simple, short straightforward guides that give solutions to everyday questions or problems about how organisations should handle personal information.
Codes of practice are produced in consultation with trade associations and consumer or representative groups. They are designed to encourage good practice in a particular industry or activity that involves the handling of personal information.
Technical guidance notes are aimed at the technical reader. They give more detailed guidance on matters of interest to those directly responsible for data protection, such as data protection officers and lawyers. They focus more on the specific requirements of the legislation.
Our legal guidance is a reference document for organisations and their advisers that provides a broad guide to the Act as a whole. It includes, where possible, an indication of the view the Commissioner takes about how the Act should be interpreted.
Using our Privacy Impact Assessment handbook will help you en
sure that privacy concerns are identified and addressed at the early stages of an initiative.
The Ministry of Justice has also produced some useful guidance.
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