This book is a practical guide to complying with the legislation set out in the Data Protection Act 1998. It presupposes no prior knowledge of the Act, but enables the reader to proceed at once to a data audit and the putting in place of structures and procedures, which establish and maintain compliance with the Act. At the same time the book gradually introduces the provisions of the Act and shows their practical application, so that by the end the reader will have mastered the subject. * Provides hands-on guidance on establishing data protection compliance - including how to conduct an initial audit, to establish policies and procedures and to put in place organisational structures that lead to compliance * Full of practical advice, set out in many checklists and widely applicable precedent material * Up-to-date, dealing with the Information Commissioner's newly issued Employment Practices Code Part 3, the European Commission's guidance on world-wide group data protection policies and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations