Data Protection

Data Protection Policy

This is a statement of Data Protection Policy adopted by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham
The London Borough of Barking and Dagenham needs to collect and use certain types of information about people with whom it deals in order to operate. These include current, past and prospective, employees, tenants, residents, clients, customers, suppliers, partners and others with whom we communicate. In addition, we may occasionally be required by law to collect and use certain types of information of this kind to comply with the requirements of government departments and other agencies. This personal information must be dealt with properly, however it is collected, recorded and used - whether on paper, in a computer, or recorded on other material - and there are safeguards to ensure this in is in line with the Data Protection Act 1998
We regard the lawful and correct treatment of personal information by the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham as very important to successful operations, and to maintaining confidence between those with whom we deal and ourselves. We ensure that our organisation treats personal information lawfully and correctly

To ensure that our organisation treats personal information lawfully and correctly the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham fully endorse and adhere to the Principles of data protection, as set out in the Data Protection Act 1998
Specifically, the Principles require that personal information:
1. Shall be processed fairly and lawfully and, in particular, shall not be processed unless specific conditions are met
2. Shall be obtained only for one or more specified and lawful purposes, and shall not be further processed in any manner incompatible with that purpose or those purposes
3. Shall be adequate, relevant and not excessive in relation to the purpose or purposes for which they are processed
4. Shall be accurate and, where necessary, kept up to date
5. Shall not be kept for any longer then is necessary for that purpose or those purposes
6. Shall be processed in accordance with the rights of data subjects under the Act
7. Appropriate technical and organisational measures shall be taken against unauthorised or unlawful processing of personal data and against accidental loss or destruction of or damage to, personal data
8. Shall not be transferred to a country or territory outside the European Economic Area unless that country or territory ensures an adequate level of protection for the rights and freedoms of data subjects in relation to the processing of personal data