The Data Protection Act [1998]

The Act deals with data held about a person. This is known as personal data. There are many organizations and businesses that hold personal data on each of use, such as 

• The Tax office 
• A doctor or a dentist 
• The Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency [DVLA]
• The Police 

The Act refers to the data subject and the data user. 

• The data subject is the person whose personal data is stored on a…