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The Data Protection Act 2018 - Coggle Diagram
The Data Protection Act 2018
Data should be processed fairly and lawfully.
Information should be collected only with an individual's permission.
The information should only be shared on a need-to-know basis.
Data should be used only for the purpose for which it was intended.
Information should only be gathered for a specific and necessary purpose and only used for that purpose.
Data should be adequate and relevant but not excessive.
Care workers should only collect and use information that is needed.
Data should be kept up to date and accurate.
Inaccurate data should be destroyed or corrected.
Care workers have a responsibility to ensure information is correct and systems should be in place for checking accuracy.
Data should be kept for no longer than is necessary.
Delete or destroy information when it is no longer needed.
Data should be processed in line with the right of the individual.
Processed means how the information is used.
People have a right to know if information is being held about them and how their information is being used.
Data should be secured.
Non-authorised people should not be allowed access to the information.
The information should be kept in secure conditions.
Clear guidelines should be in place for who can have access to the information and there should be a confidentiality policy.
Data should not be transferred to other countries.
Information should not be transferred outside the EU unless the service user has given consent.
This is because other countries may not have the same data protection legislation as the EU and so the data may not be secure.