From tomorrow, 10th March 2015, a practice known as ‘enforced subject access’ will become a criminal offence, as section 56 of the Data Protection Act comes into force.
As we originally reported in an update to our Information Hub in June last year, this is an important step in making sure that employers and organisations don’t take part in the unsavoury practice of requiring individuals to provide a copy of their police records through their rights of subject access.
Today, to help people understand what this means in practice, we’re:
- Publishing brief guidance for individuals on our self-help Information Hub
- Providing a news update for employers, as well as brief guidance for employers and organisations
- Highlighting the technical guidance that the Information Commissioners Office has published.
A more detailed news update is available on the main Unlock site.
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