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Freedom of Information and Data Protection
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Freedom of Information
The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act was passed on 30 November 2000. It gives a general right of access to all types of recorded information held by public authorities, with full access granted in January 2005. The Act sets out exemptions to that right and places certain obligations on public authorities. 

FOI replaced the Open Government Code of Practice, which has been in operation since 1994.

Data Protection
The Data Protection Act 1998 came into force on 01 March 2000. It provides living individuals with a right of access to personal information held about them. The right applies to all information held in computerised form and also to non-computerised information held in filing systems structured so that specific information about particular individuals can retrieved readily. 

Individuals already have the right to access information about themselves (personal data), which is held on computer and in some paper files under the Data Protection Act 1998. 

The right also applies to those archives that meet these criteria. However, the right is subject to exemptions, which will affect whether information is provided. Requests will be dealt with on a case by case basis. 

The Freedom of Information Act and the Data Protection Act are the responsibility of the Lord Chancellor’s Department. A few of its strategic objectives being:

  • To improve people’s knowledge and understanding of their rights and responsibilities
  • Seeking to encourage an increase in openness in the public sector
  • Monitoring the Code of Practice on Access to Government Information
  • Developing a data protection policy which properly balances personal information privacy with the need for public and private organisations to process personal information

The Data Protection Act does not give third parties rights of access to personal information for research purposes. 

The FOI Act does not give individuals access to their personal information, though if a request is made, the Data Protection Act gives the individual this right. If the individual chooses to make this information public it could be used alongside non-personal information gained by the public under the terms of the FOI Act.

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01932 713399

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  • COVID-19
    • INFORMATION-SUPPORT
  • The PPG
    • About the PPG
    • Aims + Objectives
    • PPG Website
    • Standing Orders
    • Join Us ...
    • PRACTICE NEWS >
      • Newsletters
  • Appointments
    • Engage Consult - 24 hours a day
    • Extra GP Appointments
    • LIVI - A Doctor on-line
    • Hospital Appointments Online
    • Hospital Blood Test Appointment
    • NHS e-Referral Service
  • The Health Centre
    • Opening Times
    • Clinics and Services >
      • Clinical Pharmacist
      • Nurse Practitioner + Paramedics
      • Ear Micro-Suction Service
      • Flu Clinics
      • Minor Surgery
      • Travel Vaccinations
    • Home Visits
    • New Patients Registration >
      • Non-English Speakers
      • Temporary Residents
    • Repeat Prescriptions >
      • News Update
    • Sickness Certificates
    • Call 111 >
      • Symptom Checker ...
      • NW Surrey CCG - Advice on Call 111
    • Free Health Checks
    • Immunisations >
      • Adult Immunisations
      • Children's Immunisations
    • Fees for non-NHS Services
    • Friends and Family Test
    • Compliments + Suggestions >
      • Complaints
    • Surveys >
      • Survey Results
  • Meetings
    • Future Meeting Dates
    • MINUTES OF MEETINGS >
      • Minutes - 2019 and 2020
      • Minutes - 2018
      • Minutes - 2017
      • Minutes - 2016
      • Minutes - 2015
      • Minutes - 2014
      • Minutes - 2013
  • Healthcare News
    • Ashford + St. Peter's Hospitals >
      • Ashford + St. Peter's News
      • Hospitals Merger
    • Weybridge Hospital Site
    • Care Quality Commission >
      • CQC News
    • Clinical Commissioning Group >
      • CCG News
    • Healthwatch + Public Involvement Association
    • Healthwatch Surrey >
      • HW Surrey News
    • National Association of Patient Participation (NAPP)
    • NHS Choices
    • NHS England >
      • NHS England News
    • Surrey Heartlands
    • MEDIA NEWS
  • General
    • Accessible Transport
    • Care.Data - Sharing Patients' Data
    • Medicines Use Review
    • Patient Guide to GP Services
    • Patient Information Website
    • Revalidation of Doctors
    • Useful Telephone Numbers
    • Useful Websites
  • GLOSSARY
  • Untitled