Do I have the right to a copy of my personnel file under the Data Protection Act [UK]?
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yes i think so
Nope, the file is the property of your company!
They MUST show you the file, if requested.
It CANNOT contain any derogatory or libellous information.
yes. Under the freedom of information act you are entitled to request and recieve any information except where that information may be harmful to you or to members of the public
Stormydays is not correct - the Freedom of Information Act only applies to government information. Your personnel file comes under Data Protection and, as a previous answer has said, it belongs to your employer, but you may request to see it.
Yes, and they have to show you it. They may charge you a small fee to cover admin expenses but this hould be no more then £10 and probably a lot less.
You are entitled to find out what information is held about you on a computer and within some manual records,
If you want to know what information is held about you, officially you will need to write to the person or organisation you believe holds the information. This is known as a 'subject access request'. Basically you say "Please send me the information which I am entitled to under the Section 7(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998."
You can ask for a copy of all the information held about you to which the Act applies.
Under the Data Potection Act the file must be on computer for you to have a right to see it.If it is writen file then no because that is not data.
Yes you do. You have a right under the Data Protection Act to see any personal information an employer (current or previous) keeps about you. The Act was amended in 1998 and covers any personal information 'held in a relevant filing system' and includes all mediums including paper files, microsoft word documents, spreadsheets etc. If you want a copy you need to write to them saying you are making a Subject Access Request under the Data Protection Act and want a copy of your file. They have 40 days to get it to you otherwise are breaking the law. They can demand a £10 fee from you though.
Yes. Both in written and data form - it is certainly not limited to the latter form.
Make the request in writing. You will receive photocopies of the relevant information.
Or arrange to sit down with someone from HR and go through the file in their presence.
£10 administration charges can be demanded for this information.
If there are documents which involve a third party, that third party would have to consent to the release of the information before you could have access to it.
Information with the potential to compromise national security or that is not in the public interest is precluded.
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