ECEP01000 - 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 Records Management and Retention and Disposal Policy
 
Any sharing of personal data outside of HMRC will follow the:
• Data Sharing guidance (link is external) within the HMRC Privacy Notice
• Contracts and data sharing guidance (link is external)published on the ICO website
• HMRC Information Disclosure Guide (link is external) available on Gov.UK

  1. ECEP01050
    Scope of this guidance
  2. ECEP01100
    Background
  3. ECEP01150
    The law
  4. ECEP01200
    The roles of Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) formerly Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform (BERR) and of Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC)
  5. ECEP01250
    Unit of Expertise (UoE)
  6. ECEP01300
    Good Practice Guides