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Data First is a pioneering data-linking, research and academic engagement programme led by the Ministry of Justice and funded by ADR UK.
Using metadata to make it easier to catalogue, validate, reuse and share your data.
The Data Protection Act (DPA) controls how personal information can be used and your rights to ask for information about yourself
Data protection legislation controls how your personal information is used…
Write to an organisation to ask for a copy of the information they hold…
If you think your data has been misused or that the organisation holding…
The information that schools must provide to the Department for Education (DfE).
Data security control principles to use when processing and sharing personal data in your service.
Responding to a data protection request - what you need to provide and what happens if you do not provide the information.
A summary of changes to the UK’s data protection and privacy legislation in the Data (Use and Access) Act.
A summary of the government’s plans for bringing into force provisions in the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
How to apply for access to personal data from DfE and its executive agencies.
Information about the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 which received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025.
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