ADCD01000 - Introduction: contents

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Any processing of personal data will be carried out under Article 6(e) of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) HMRC Privacy Notice
 
Any processing of special category data will be carried out under the Article 9 of the GDPR and Schedule 1 of the Data Protection Act (DPA) 2018 HMRC appropriate Policy document  
 
Retention of personal data will be in line with the HMRC appropriate Policy document  
 
Any sharing of personal data outside of HMRC will follow the:
• Data Sharing guidance within the HMRC Privacy Notice
• Contracts and data sharing guidance published on the ICO website
• HMRC Information Disclosure Guide available on Gov.UK

  1. ADCD01050
    Scope of this guidance
  2. ADCD01100
    Background
  3. ADCD01150
    Law and regulations
  4. ADCD01200
    The roles of Department for International Trade (DIT) and Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC)