What is Section 29 of the Data Protection Act?
Section 29(1) – Personal data processed for specified purposes of crime prevention/detection, apprehension/prosecution of offenders or imposition of tax or similar duties – Exempt from principle 1 and section 7 where application of either ‘would be likely to prejudice’ those purposes.
Can the police request personal data?
You need to be satisfied that the personal data is necessary for the law enforcement authority to fulfil its law enforcement purposes. For example, a police force should tell you why it needs the personal data you hold. You must only share personal data that is limited to what is requested and what is reasonable.
What is a Section 35 request?
Section 35(1) If an organisation receives a court order to disclose information, or is required by other legislation to do so, then they are compelled to provide it, as not to do so would be an offence, or a breach of the legislation concerned.
What is a DP7 form?
DP7 Request for personal data / information from other agencies. Used to submit to an external agency where not to disclose personal data would be likely to prejudice the: • prevention and detection of crime; and • apprehension and prosecution of offenders.
What is a Section 29 request?
Section 29 of the Act, permits the disclosure of personal information without consent and allows information to the disclosed when required for: • The prevention and detection of crime.
Does Facebook share data with police?
We do not retain data for law enforcement purposes unless we receive a valid preservation request before a user has deleted that content from our service.
Can you ask police for information?
Information that the police hold about you on their local and national systems is personal data and you are entitled to ask for a copy of this information to check that it is correct – a process that is commonly known as ‘making a subject access request’.
Can you share information with prevent?
Key principle. Partners may consider sharing personal information with each other for Prevent purposes, subject to a case by case basis assessment which considers whether the informed consent of the individual can be obtained and the proposed sharing being necessary, proportionate and lawful.
How can we detect crime?
Crime detection falls into three distinguishable phases: the discovery that a crime has been committed, the identification of a suspect, and the collection of sufficient evidence to indict the suspect before a court. Many crimes are discovered and reported by persons other than the police (e.g., victims or witnesses).