It regulates data controllers (those who process the personal data, for example, St Leger Homes).
It sets out eight rules that we must follow when we process any request for information we hold about you whether computer or manual records. These are called the Eight Data Protection Principles and state that personal data must be:
We collect and process personal information on tenants and leaseholders to provide our services. We are registered and authorised to collect all such data but only in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998.
As the subject of the data collected, you are entitled to access information held on you. This must also be in accordance with the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. Where the request is by any individual other than the data subject, permission of the data subject is needed for the release of information.
For further advice please contact:
The Company Secretary
St Leger Homes of Doncaster Ltd
St Leger Court
White Rose Way
Doncaster DN4 5ND
E-mail: linda.milan@stlegerhomes.co.uk
If you wish to request information under the Freedom of Information Act you must do so in writing. You can do this by contacting Linda Milan, Company Secretary, whose details are available in section 7 of this scheme. You can also e-mail your request.
When making a request you must include:
1. Your name and a contact address – this can be postal or e-mail.
2. The information you would like (please be as specific as possible)
3. The format you would like the information in – for example, Braille, large print, hard copy or an alternative language. There may be a charge for some other formats such as CD-Rom.
We will answer your request as soon as possible and will provide the information you have requested in no more than 20 working days. The exception to this is where you have to pay for information. As soon as we know that there will be a fee we will let you know. You have 3 months to send us the money. In this case, the 20 working day timescale stops when we request your payment and starts again when we receive it. For example, if it takes us 2 days to determine the charges and send you a letter, we would then have a further 18 days once you return the fee (20 days – 2 days).
St Leger Homes of Doncaster Freedom of Information Policy
Below is the ICO publication scheme