Data Protection, Subject Access Requests and Employment References

Data Protection, subject access requests and employment references are often the topic of conversation in human resources circles. As a result, I am listing a few links which you may find useful when you are deciding how to respond to an inquiry:

http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/data_protection/practical_application/references_v1.0_final.pdf

You may also find the following articles of interest:

http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2007/01/29/39053/information-commissioner-orders-tinies-nanny-agency-to-disclose-job.html

http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2003/06/01/19189/courts-rule-against-data-access-requests.html

http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2008/07/15/45177/how-to-spot-lying-on-application-forms.html