Individual rights under the Data Protection Act 1998

The Act gives individuals the following rights in respect of the personal data that the council holds on them. These rights are:

1. Right of subject access.
2. Right to prevent processing likely to cause damage or distress.
3. Right to prevent direct marketing.
4. Right to have automated decision taking checked by a person.
5. Right to take legal action for compensation if an individual suffers damage (or damage and distress) as a result of any contravention of the Act by the council.
6. Right to take legal action to seek the rectification, blocking, erasure or destruction of inaccurate personal data.

Please contact the Data Protection Advisor for more information on the individual rights under the Data Protection Act 1998.