Tag: Cybersecurity
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Copyright
Definition of Copyright In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Copyright : The exclusive right to reproduce or authorize others to reproduce artistic, dramatic, literary, or musical works. It is conferred by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, which […]
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Copyright
Definition of Copyright In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Copyright : The exclusive right to reproduce or authorize others to reproduce artistic, dramatic, literary, or musical works. It is conferred by the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988, which […]
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Public Sector Information
Public Sector Information Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015 The EU Directive on the Re-use of Public Sector Information, adopted by the European Union in June 2013, was implemented and transposed into UK law as the Re-use of Public Sector Regulations 2015. The 2015 Regulations are in force from 18 July 2015. The Public…
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Data
Diversity data in relation with the Courts and Tribunals in England The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC), a non-departmental public body, publishes a bulletin of Official Statistics, covering the diversity profile of selection exercises twice a year. The period 1 April 2014 to 30 […]
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Data Protection
Definition of Data Protection In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Data Protection : Safeguards relating to personal data, i.e. personal information about individuals that is stored on a computer and on relevant manual filing systems. The principles of data […]
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Hacking
Definition of Hacking In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Hacking : Gaining unauthorized access to a computer system. This is a summary offence under the Computer Misuse Act 1990. Under this Act it is also an offence, triable summarily or on indictment, to […]
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Health Records
Definition of Health Records In accordance with the work A Dictionary of Law, this is a description of Health Records : Records kept by the National Health Service about patients. Under the Access to Health Records Act 1990, from 1 November 1991 most patients were given the right to see their […]
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DNA samples and finger prints
Provisions were included in the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 amending PACE. Under these provisions DNA samples and finger prints must be destroyed if it appears to the police that the material was taken unlawfully. DNA samples and fingerprints of those arrested but not convicted must […]