Terminology

Terms commonly used within the DPA 1998 included:

1. •

   Processing: all-encompassing term that includes obtaining, recording, holding, using, disclosing or erasing data

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   Data subject: an individual who is the subject of the data held. Typical data subjects in a pension scheme are scheme members, and any beneficiaries or dependants of the members

3. •

   Personal data: data relating to a living individual who can be identified from that data

4. •

   Data controller: person/organisation controlling the data and responsible for complying with the provisions of the DPA 1998. For pension schemes, it was typically the trustees of an occupational pension scheme who, as data controllers,