Codes of practice

Codes of Practice offer detailed guidance on the subjects listed in the titles below.

• Framework code of practice for sharing personal information (PDF)
  
  
• Quick Guide to the Employment Practices Codes: Ideal for Small Businesses (PDF)
• Quick Guide to the Employment Practices Codes: Ideal for Small Businesses (HTML)
  
  
• The Employment Practices Code (PDF)
• The Employment Practices Code (HTML)
  
  
• The Employment Practices Code: Supplementary Guidance (PDF)
• The Employment Practices Code: Supplementary Guidance (HTML)
  
  
• Code of Practice on Telecommunications Directory Information and Fair Processing.

There is a CCTV code of practice which can be found on our specific CCTV page.

Due to the size of the Employment Practices Code and Supplementary Guidance, they can often be slow to download, especially if you have a dial up connection. If you experience any problems, please email us on mail@ico.gsi.gov.uk and we will be happy to send you a hard copy.

Codes of Practice under s51 of the Data Protection Act 1998

The Commissioner has a duty to review Codes of Practice submitted by trade associations under s51 (4) (b) of the Data Protection Act 1998, which states:

“where any trade association submits a code of practice to him for his consideration, consider the code and, after such consultation with data subjects or persons representing data subjects as appears to him to be appropriate, notify the trade association whether in his opinion the code promotes the following of good practice”.

The Commissioner has considered the following Codes of Practice, and is satisfied that they have been developed in consultation with relevant sectors and that they promote good practice:

• Code of practice for archivists and records managers under Section 51(4) of the Data Protection Act 1998