The importance of Confidentiality and Data Protection for home based childcare Childminder must handle all information that she has on the child as confidential and should be shared only with the child’s parents and the child. It is essential to handle data about children and families in a confidential way‚ due to that they have a legal right to privacy. It is equally important that information should not be passed on without written approval of the parents or carer‚ because they have the
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Legislation that impacts on communication in Ireland Introduction In this report I am going to explain data protection‚ talk about the data protection acts‚ rights and principles. I’m going to talk about a data controller and a data processor and what their responsibilities are. What personal and sensitive data are. What a data receiver is and what his rights are‚ what is involved in direct marketing and I will mention an example of abuse or corruption that occurred in Ireland. Data protection acts
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The data protection principles There are eight data protection principles that are central to the Act. The Company and all its employees must comply with these principles at all times in its information-handling practices. In brief‚ the principles say that personal data must be: 1. Processed fairly and lawfully and must not be processed unless certain conditions are met in relation to personal data and additional conditions are met in relation to sensitive personal data. The conditions are
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DATA PROTECTION ACT 1998 GUIDANCE TO SOCIAL SERVICES March 2000 CONTENTS Section 1 Section 2 Section 3 Introduction Glossary of terms Good practice in record keeping Principles underpinning good practice A policy framework Retention and destruction of records Records subject to statutory requirements Management commitment to good practice 4 8 14 14 15 16 17 17 Contents page 1 Section 4 Details of the Act and its implementation Access to social services records Personal
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Research Project - Data Protection Data can be collected by organisations such as the websites we use daily‚ such as Facebook and Twitter. They have our information such as our age‚ date of birth‚ home address and other personal information which we would not share with strangers‚ and it is their job to protect that data‚ so that it doesn’t get into the wrong hands‚ such as scammers. Organisations may collect information from you in a number of ways‚ over the internet‚ over the phone‚ or also
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protection Describe the legislation and organisational requirements in care setting such as Queensland that ensure good practise in dealing with confidentiality. Legalisation Legalisation means when there is a set of a law or the process in which you are doing and the government has approved it. The three main pieces of legalisation that are connected to confidentiality. They are: • Data protection act 1998 • Access to personal files act 1987 • Access to medical records act 1990
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assessment criteria 1.3. • Confidentiality and data protection are vital when running a home based childcare service. Write an explanation of the importance of both. Confidentiality The definition of ‘confidential’ is; 1. Done or communicated in confidence; secret. 2. Entrusted with the confidence of another: a confidential secretary. 3. Denoting confidence or intimacy: a confidential tone of voice. 4. Containing information‚ the unauthorised disclosure of which poses a threat to
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ACCOUNTING INFORMATION DISCLOSURE: AN EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION OF A FRUITLESS FIG TREE Victor Fegor ORIGHO MGS/PG1209622 A PAPER SUMMITED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING‚ UNIVERSITY OF BENIN BEING PARTIAL FULLFILMENT OF RESEARCH METHODOLGY COURSE REQUIREMENT MARCH‚ 2013 ABSRACT This is the first study that tries to compare the inadequacy of accounting information disclosure in meeting financial users need to the inadequacy of a blossoming tree not producing fruits
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The Importance of Confidentiality & Data Protection for a home based childcare service In order to run a childcare service there is a need to retain a large amount of information on each child. The Data Protection Act 1998 covers correct storage and sharing of both manual and electronic information. There are eight principles put in place by the Data Protection Act 1998 to make sure that information is handled properly: * fairly and lawfully processed * processed for limited purposes
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Confidentiality & Information Sharing: Much has been written about both the importance of confidentiality and information sharing‚ and people are often confused by what is meant. It can also be confusing trying to decided what it is ok to share and in what circumstances. Starting right It is helpful to start any professional relationship by telling people what you mean by confidentiality‚ and in what circumstance you might need to share information with colleagues or those outside of the organisation
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