United Kingdom

Administration and public registers

• The Electoral register - Information for the public  

Biometrics & Genetic Data

• The use of biometrics in school(38 KB)  

Credit reporting, finance and insurance

• Finance - for organisations
• Credit - for the public 

Direct Marketing

• Marketing - for the public
• Marketing - for organisations
• Buying and selling customer databases(29 KB)  
• Junk mail - for the public

Electronic communications, Internet and spam

• Buying and selling customer databases(29 KB)  
• Personal information online code of practice
• Advice on the new cookies Regulation(183 KB)  
• Spam - for the public

Employment

• Employment - for organisations
• Subject access and employment references(29 KB)  

General issues

• The Guide to Data Protection(2 MB)  
• Data sharing code of practice(467 KB)  
• Guidance on data security breach management(109 KB)  
• Notification of data security breaches to the Information Commissioner's office(224 KB)  
• Privacy notices - for organisations
• Privacy by design
• Privacy impact assessments
• Protecting People: A Data Protection Strategy for the Information Commissioner's office(2 MB)  
• Data protection research (landing page)
• Reports to Parliament (landing page) 

Health data

• Health - for organisations
• Health records - for the public

Household & social activities, consumer rights

• Housing - for the public
• Identity theft - for the public
• Use of ID scanning devices in pubs and clubs(41 KB)  
• Social networking
• Personal information - managing, sharing, collecting - for the public

New Technologies

• RFID - for the public
• Wi-Fi security - for the public
• Outsourcing - a guide for small and medium sized businesses(43 KB)  

Notification requirements

• Notification - for organisations (landing page)

Police and law enforcement

• Releasing information to prevent or detect crime(30 KB)  
• Criminal records - for the public

Political communication

• MPs and political parties - for organisations

Rights of data subjects

• Information and guidance for the public (landing page)

School activities and children

• Information and guidance for the public on schools, universities and colleges

Telephone Directories

• Code of practice on telecommunications directory information covering the fair processing of personal data(99 KB)  

Transfers of data outside the EU

• Sending personal data outside the European Economic Area (Principle 8)

Video surveillance

• CCTV – for the public 
• CCTV - for organisations