The Data Protection Act 1998 was brought into force on 1 March
2000 and works in two ways. It gives individuals certain rights. It
also says that those who record and use personal information must
be open about how the information is used and must follow the eight
principles of 'good information handling'. They say that data must
be:
- Processed fairly and lawfully;
- Processed for limited purposes
- Adequate, relevant and not excessive
- Accurate and up to date
- Not kept longer than necessary
- Processed in accordance with the data subject's rights
- Secure
- Not transferred to countries outside EEA without adequate
protection
Subject Access
The Subject Access provisions of the Data Protection Act gives
an individual the right to have a copy of any personal data held on
them. Section 7 of the Data Protection Act 1998 states that a "data
subject" (the person about whom the personal data refers) is
entitled, upon written request, to be informed whether or not
personal data is held or processed about them.
Should you wish to know what information (if any) the Dorset
Police holds about you, or you would like confirmation that you do,
or do not have a prosecution/conviction history; you must complete
a Subject Access form - SA1. If you require personal data held
about you on Dorset Police systems, in addition to form SA1, you
will need to complete form SA1/1. Payment of a £10.00 fee and proof
of identification must accompany a completed application form.
Follow the links below to download the appropriate
Subject Access Request Forms in PDF format :
Alternatively telephone the Data Protection Office on 01305
223716.
Please note that once we have received your completed
application the process to provide you with information can take up
to 40 days.
Individuals requiring Police Certificates for the purposes of
Visa applications in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, South
Africa and the United States of America should use the
ACRO
Police
Certificate. Please note that this Certificate is processed
entirely by the ACRO. All submissions and
enquiries relating to this process should be directed to
ACRO, who
can be contacted through the following means :
Tel : 0845 6013999 - During office opening hours (08:30 -
16:30)
E-mail : acro.policecertificates@acro.pnn.police.uk
Web : http://www.acpo.police.uk/certificates.asp
Postal Address : ACRO, PO Box 481, Fareham,
PO14 9FS.