On the 24
th October 2001 a number of important data security rules will affect almost all businesses that rely upon personal data, whether paper or computer based. A recent survey, carried out by the market research company The Opus Group, revealed that more than 60% of managers responsible for data protection in UK companies are unaware of this deadline. If you do not comply with the Data Protection Act 1998, you will almost certainly be committing an offence, which may carry criminal as well as civil liability!
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Subject to a limited number of exceptions, you should have notified your data processing activities to the Office of the Information Commissioner.
