Managing personal data that you don’t want or need
What is it?
A short guide that describes how you can meet the data minimisation principle and comply with data protection legislation by only processing the minimum personal data that you need for your purpose.
It includes considerations for consultations, projects and data sharing activities.
Why did we create it?
- To show teams how to plan data minimisation into their work.
- To reduce the resources used to manage unnecessary personal data.
- To help reduce the likelihood of data breach incidents.
- To provide a resource to which information governance teams can direct staff in their organisation.
Who should use it?
- Insight teams
- Project managers
- Those running consultations
- Those designing data gathering processes
- Information Governance teams / Data Protection Officers
View the Guidance
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