Guidance

Privacy and data protection policy for Home Office arms length bodies

This policy applies to all staff and members of the 5 arms length bodies, as well as Home Office officials supporting the bodies.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 25 May 2018
• Last updated: 19 January 2022 — See all updates

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Privacy and data protection policy for Arms Length Bodies (accessible version)

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This guidance ensures that:

• personal data (including special category data) is processed fairly and lawfully by the Biometrics and Forensics Ethics group (BFEG), in compliance with the requirements of data protection legislation and other relevant information governance obligations
• the Forensic Science Regulator, Surveillance Camera Commissioner, members of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD), Animals in Science Committee (ASC) and BFEG as well as the Home Office officials within the support teams for each of these bodies are aware of their responsibilities when processing personal data on behalf of each body
• the Forensic Science Regulator, Surveillance Camera Commissioner, members of the Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs, Animals in Science Committee and Biometrics and Forensics Ethics groups establishes and maintains a culture of data protection by design

Published 25 May 2018
Last updated 19 January 2022 + show all updates

1. 19 January 2022

   Added accessible version of privacy and data protection policy.

2. 20 April 2021

   'GDPR' changed to 'UK GDPR'. Following the UK's exit from the European Union (EU), the UK no longer complies with the EU’s General Data Protection Regulations, but with the UK version – the UK GDPR.

3. 25 May 2018

   First published.