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Data Protection

In order to perform many of its statutory functions, Stratford District Council collects and uses certain types of information about people with whom it deals.

There are two Acts which deal with individual requests for information:

1. The Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 2000 and
2. The Data Protection Act 1998.

The 'Freedom of Information Act' deals with access to non-personal information. In relation to this Act, the Council has a 'Publication Scheme'. This document outlines the classes of information available from the Council, for example:

• Who we are and what we do
• What we spend and how we spend it
• How we make decisions and
• Our Policies and Procedures

Further details of the Council’s Publication Scheme can be viewed in or downloaded from the Freedom of Information section of this website.

The Data Protection Act deals with access to personal information. It exists to ensure that this information is subject to appropriate safeguards in the manner in which it is used.

The Council has a Data Protection Act 1998 Code of Practice. This Code of Practice sets out the Data Protection principles which the Council is legally obliged to adhere to, and the conditions relating to the usage of personal data. Personal data can be in automated or in manual form and the Code therefore covers records stored on a computer, as well as on manual files.

For further information please e-mail the Monitoring Officer monitoring.officer@stratford-dc.gov.uk or telephone 01789 260400.

Downloads:
The Data Protection Act 1998 Code of Practice (80KB PDF) | Help with PDFs

See also:
Freedom of Information | Freedom of Information Act Publication Scheme

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