The Information Commissioner announced improvements to the data protection
helpline and the development of more user friendly guidance on the DPA on
the Today Programme on Radio 4 this morning (interestingly, this was the
top story). He defended the DPA but described it as 'cumbersome'. See the
press release on the Information Commissioner's website for further details:
http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/cms/DocumentUploads/Data%20protect
ion%20-%20Helping%20organisations%20to%20get%20it%20right.doc
Eluned Jones
Swyddog Datblygu Archifau i Gymru /
Archives Development Officer for Wales
Department of Information Studies
University of Wales, Aberystwyth
Llanbadarn Fawr
ABERYSTWYTH
Ceredigion
SY23 3AS
Ffôn/Phone: 01970 622437
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