When is Personal Information Subject to Privacy Law?

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A case is set for the UK’s Court of Appeal before the summer that will determine when manual files which contain personal information possess a structure under which they become subject to the UK's Data Protection Act 1998.

The Appeal will also clarify the circumstances when a Judge is entitled to use discretion not to order the disclosure of personal data to the individual concerned when the right of access to personal data is exercised, and there is no applicable exemption which the organi... (459 more words)

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