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P5: Explain the legal and ethical issues in relation to the to the use of business information
Legal issues Explanation An example of how it could affect Debenhams
Data Protection Act 1998 This is something that administrates the use of When Debenhams employers recruit new employees,
personal data by businesses. This is applied to they often require information on them. This includes
information held on individuals, employees, customers the employee’s name, address, contacts, CV, medical
etc. It controls the way the data is composed, or criminal records if needed, work history,
controlled and used. In this, people have the right of qualifications, proof of ID, NI, bank details, further
access, and compensation if they feel things are going references and so on. In this case, Debenhams should
wrong. This applies to both, manual as well as ensure that the employee knows that they will hold
computerised information and covers eight “Data all this information on him. Moreover, Debenhams
Protection Principles”. The act ensures personal date should use his information only till it’s necessary.
to be honestly and legally processed.
Freedom of Information Under this law, organisation as well as people have the One example will be, the cost of a requested
Act 2000 right to appeal data detained by any governmental information succeeding the appropriate limit and
organisation (government departments, NHS, schools hence the public authority may decide to deny the
etc.). Nevertheless, some documents may be restricted request. This is because, it will be more beneficial for
to shield certain bodies, provided reason should be the public than to give the information to the public
given for doing so. This is also subjected to Data authority. Another example is, the department of
Protection Act and all civic bodies must obey with this environment asking Debenhams to provide them with
Act. Moreover, public authorities should publish the information regarding technical issues; building
certain information about their activities, which will regulations or maybe planning permissions,
then be sourced within the requested format of 20 information on location, energy future policy of the
days. Moreover, arguments can be raised to the government, housing plans for the future of the
Information Commissioner’s Office. business, Brexit plans for the business and so on.
P5: Explain the legal and ethical issues in relation to the to the use of business information
Legal issues Explanation An example of how it could affect Debenhams
Data Protection Act 1998 This is something that administrates the use of When Debenhams employers recruit new employees,
personal data by businesses. This is applied to they often require information on them. This includes
information held on individuals, employees, customers the employee’s name, address, contacts, CV, medical
etc. It controls the way the data is composed, or criminal records if needed, work history,
controlled and used. In this, people have the right of qualifications, proof of ID, NI, bank details, further
access, and compensation if they feel things are going references and so on. In this case, Debenhams should
wrong. This applies to both, manual as well as ensure that the employee knows that they will hold
computerised information and covers eight “Data all this information on him. Moreover, Debenhams
Protection Principles”. The act ensures personal date should use his information only till it’s necessary.
to be honestly and legally processed.
Freedom of Information Under this law, organisation as well as people have the One example will be, the cost of a requested
Act 2000 right to appeal data detained by any governmental information succeeding the appropriate limit and
organisation (government departments, NHS, schools hence the public authority may decide to deny the
etc.). Nevertheless, some documents may be restricted request. This is because, it will be more beneficial for
to shield certain bodies, provided reason should be the public than to give the information to the public
given for doing so. This is also subjected to Data authority. Another example is, the department of
Protection Act and all civic bodies must obey with this environment asking Debenhams to provide them with
Act. Moreover, public authorities should publish the information regarding technical issues; building
certain information about their activities, which will regulations or maybe planning permissions,
then be sourced within the requested format of 20 information on location, energy future policy of the
days. Moreover, arguments can be raised to the government, housing plans for the future of the
Information Commissioner’s Office. business, Brexit plans for the business and so on.
