Data Protection Act Registration

[BallisticJack]

Hello CUK!

I'm currently giving some thought to Data Protection Act registration. I was wondering what people's perspectives were on this topic and whether they are registered or not?

Having given this some thought I will be recording/storing personal data and should therefore register. However, it seems a tad overkill as this data will be about my wife as she will be employed by my company (yes I plan to be a dirty income shifter for as long as I can!).

Ps. Go easy on me ladies and gents. I know I'm a newbie to this forum but at least my first posting wasn't "What is IR35?".

[TykeMerc]

"What is IR35?".

Beggared if I know

[thunderlizard]

My company got registered soon after startup, because it specialised in payroll systems so there was a lot of clients' protected data involved. I've kept it up ever since, although it's not really needed any more.

Probably a good thing to have - if a client looks up your company on the register and finds it, that's got to be reassuring.

[pmeswani]

My company got registered soon after startup, because it specialised in payroll systems so there was a lot of clients' protected data involved. I've kept it up ever since, although it's not really needed any more.

Probably a good thing to have - if a client looks up your company on the register and finds it, that's got to be reassuring.

Daft question(s). How and where does one go about registering for the DPA?

[SueEllen]

http://www.ico.gov.uk/

And click on the links "For organisations" or "Tools and Resources".

[pmeswani]

http://www.ico.gov.uk/

And click on the links "For organisations" or "Tools and Resources".

Thanks very much.

[theoctopus]

something else to think about. over the years I have received several letters from organisations pretending to be 'Data protection register Ltd' or words to that effect. they tell me i am not on the data protection register (which i know), remind me of the fines payable for not being on it ( I am not required to be on it) and offering to add me to the register for a fee much larger than the real registration fee. the letters had no phone number on them, just a PO Box address if I recall correctly. it was a scam. if your original query is as a result of this type of letter contact the real data protection people to confirm what is required.

[BallisticJack]

...if your original query is as a result of this type of letter contact the real data protection people to confirm what is required.

I read about these scams during my research but that wasn't what prompted looking into DPA registration. What got me thinking about it was PCG's recommendation that I give this consideration. As well as being a legal requirement for any company who store personal data it supposedly helps to portray you as a 'proper' business. This can help strengthen the case that you are operating outside of IR35 (although I fully appreciate that this is a small pointer <-- but, hey, every little detail could help if investigated!)