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Freedom of Information and IT

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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April 25 2007

Does information that has been deleted from a system fall within the scope of the Freedom of Information Act?

Health and safety and data protection can go hand in hand says ICO

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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June 20 2007

Processing sensitive personal data for health and safety reasons and still complying with data protection laws has until recently created uncertainty for employers

Data protection

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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October 12 2007

The Data Protection Act 1998 is brought fully into force on 24 October 2007, encompassing all manual filing systems in existence before 24 October 1998

TUPE: compliance with the Data Protection Act when providing employee information

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 3 2008

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has published guidance on complying with the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) when providing information about employees in the context of a transfer under TUPE

The interaction between TUPE and data protection new guidance

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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July 10 2008

The Information Commissioner's Office has recently published a new Guidance Note titled "Disclosure of Employee Information Under TUPE"

Information Commissioner orders council to disclose job application forms

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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February 17 2009

The Information Commissioner has issued a decision notice ordering a local authority to disclose a summary of data on the job application forms of other candidates, including the successful applicants, or alternatively copies of their application forms with personal data removed

ICO decision that NHS breached Data Protection Act on transfer of personal information to a home computer

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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November 17 2009

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has found that Mid-Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust was in breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) after a member of its HR team transferred personal information about a Trust employee, which was not password or encryption protected, to a home computer

Social media and data protection policies: an employer's warning

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 16 2011

Recent high profile stories from the world of sport, one concerning footballers and Twitter and the other an alleged breach of data protection rules by a FIFA ticket retailer have again highlighted for employers the issues that potentially arise from use of social media by employees

Information tribunal rules that compromise agreement is partially disclosable

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 24 2011

The First-tier Tribunal (Information Rights) has recently held, in the case of T W Gibson v Information Commissioner, that a District Council was required to disclose the financial details of its former Chief Executive Officer's Compromise Agreement, because it concerned the use of public funds

Bring your own device (BYOD) to work

Shepherd & Wedderburn LLP
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United Kingdom
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March 28 2013

One of the most important policies for an organisation to have in place in terms of aiding and ensuring compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998