1) Confidentiality means that whatever information you hold on someone must not be shared with others. Information must be kept safe and private. You can only pass on information about someone if they have given their consent.
2) The Data Protection Act 
1) Confidentiality means that whatever information you hold on someone must not be shared with others. Information must be kept safe and private. You can only pass on information about someone if they have given their consent.
2) The Data Protection Act 1998 & 2003 is mandatory and has eight principles. These principles dictate how information is to be handled. Information should only be used for the use it was intended, it must not be given to anyone else without consent from the person the information belongs to unless there is a legitimate reason for the sharing of information – like the prevention of a crime or abuse. Everyone has the right to read any information that is held about them unless it is to do with a crime for example. Any personal information held can only be kept for as long as that information is needed and must be kept up to date, this information cannot be used outside the EU unless the person whose information it is has given consent. Large organisations that process personal information have to register with the Information Commissioner’s Office. Any company holding personal information about someone must make sure it is secure and cannot be used by anyone else. Anyone who thinks that a factual piece of information is incorrect can have it corrected.
3) Some of the information to be kept confidential includes: full name, date of b