Valid from 01/04/2004
141Code of practice: CSCIE+W
(1)The CSCI must prepare and publish a code in respect of the practice it proposes to follow in relation to confidential personal information.
(2)The code must in particular make provision about the CSCI’s obtaining, handling, use and disclosure of confidential personal information.
(3)Before publishing the code, the CSCI must consult such persons as it considers appropriate.
(4)The CSCI must keep the code under review and, if it considers it appropriate, from time to time publish a revised code (and references in this section to the code include any revised code).
(5)For the purposes of this section “confidential personal information” means information which—
(a)is obtained by the CSCI on terms or in circumstances requiring it to be held in confidence; and
(b)relates to and identifies an individual.