Data Protection Law for Employers 2008: Implications of the New Code of Practice (Thorogood Reports)

In 2008, data protection security issues have never been so prominent following the loss by HMRC of the personal data of 25 million people and the subsequence furore and consultation into legislation change in this field.

This briefing seeks to summarise the application of the Act to the employment discipline. It concentrates on the areas, which are useful and practical to employers by examining the Information Commissioner's Office code of practice. It answers many of the mundane, day-to-day data protections issues that employers and those who are responsible for personal data need to know.