Data Protection Act 1998

The Data Protection Act exists to place safeguards on personal information held about you by organisations such as Fareham Borough Council. The Act applies to computers and certain types of paper filing systems and gives rules for the way organisations treat personal information about you.

Fareham Borough Council uses a wide range of personal data to carry out its activities, and has its own set of rules, procedures and policies to ensure it complies with the law.

Our web pages explain the Council's policies concerning Data Protection, publish our current Notification (a description of purposes for processing personal data), outline the eight Data Protection Principles from the Act, and provide a form for making an official Subject Access Request (a request for personal information about yourself).

The Act and the Council's Data Protection Policy    A description of how the Act applies to Fareham Borough Council and its citizens.

Fareham's Data Protection Notifications    The Council's official notifications of "Purposes" to the Information Commissioner.

Details of Registration Number Z556962X, Data Controller, and Registration Number Z6721407, Data Controller, Electoral Registration Officer of Fareham Borough Council can be viewed at the Information Commissioner Data Protection public register (this is an external hyperlink).

The Eight Data Protection Principles    The key principles of the Data Protection Act.

Data Protection Subject Access Form  (79 Kb)  Use this form when making an official request for the data the Council holds about you. Print the form, fill it in, sign it, and send it to the Council with the £10 fee.