Records that people keep on you...

Depends on the information, but generally you should be able to ask for a copy of all information held about you through the Data Protection Act 1998.

I don't think you can order them to destroy information.

What sort of information are we talking about and what sort of body has hold of it?

EDIT: just to add that usually there'll be a charge for getting hold of the information and, as long as the charge is sensible, they're well within their rights to do so.

fini
 
You can request all the information held on you. The cost is normally £10.00.

There is more information on the ICO's Website.

As for getting information destroyed, I believe it can only be done if it is proven that the information held on you is incorrect.
 
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Brennan: the link in your post has too many http://s in, so it takes you to the Microsoft website.

Can anyone - under 16s, for example - request their data, or does a parent/guardian need to give permission?
 
Etaqua said:
Brennan: the link in your post has too many http://s in, so it takes you to the Microsoft website.

Can anyone - under 16s, for example - request their data, or does a parent/guardian need to give permission?
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from what I know (I've just processed my way though some acohol bottles so don't hold me to this) ANYONE can request ANY data held about them, there MAY be a processing fee BUT it cannot be too much (ie they annot profit from it_
 
cleanbluesky said:
Is it possible to request records that people have on you under FOI?

Also, is it possible to request that certain information be destroyed?
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That depends who the "people" are that have records. The FOI only applies to public authorities, not private individuals or commercial organisations.


SB118 said:
Maximum charge under the DPA is £10, ...
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Not true.

That limit will apply in many/most situations, but not in all. For instance, fees relating to educational or health records.

fini said:
Depends on the information, but generally you should be able to ask for a copy of all information held about you through the Data Protection Act 1998.
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Only if the 'person' holding the data is, or should be, registered. Many private individuals/uses, for instance, are exempt from even notifying. It depends on what they hold, and what they hold it for. For instance, s.36 grants pretty much blanket exceptions to domestuc users using data for domestic purposes.

VeNT said:
can't be destoryed but can be forcable corrected (this is from my 1999 GCSE IS)
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Yes, it can. The data subject has a variety of access rights, including application to a court for an order to rectify, block, erase and destroy. But, it's the court that actually makes the order. The individual can only seek the order. Nonetheless, the mechanism to force destruction exists.
 
My mate tells me that you can't request information on yourself under the freedom of information act, because it is covered under exemption 40 of the data protection act.
 
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