2000 No. 415

DATA PROTECTION

The Data Protection (Subject Access Modification) (Social Work) Order 2000

Made

Coming into force

Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:

Whereas the Secretary of State considers that the application of the subject information provisions (or those provisions without modification) in the circumstances and to the extent specified in this Order would be likely to prejudice the carrying out of social work:

Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sections 30(3) and (4) and 67(2) of the Data Protection Act 19981, and after consultation with the Data Protection Commissioner in accordance with section 67(3) of that Act, hereby makes the following Order: