Key Acts and Regulations

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Governs use of data and information in line with data principles:

• - used fairly, lawfully and transparently

• - used for explicit purposes

• - kept for no longer than required

• - accurate and up to date

• - handled in a secure way.

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Data Protection Act 2018

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Protects and improves environmental quality and reduces pollution.

Supports and promotes the management, protection and enhancement of the environment.

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Environmental Protection Act 1990

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Protects news and broadcasting outlets from prosecution provided their news coverage is truthful and of public interest.

Ensures a fair balance between the right to freedom of expression and reputational protection.

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Defamation Act 2013

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Regulations to reduce the risk of injury from manual handling (lifting/moving) tasks.

Requires employers to avoid hazardous manual handling operations where possible and assess those that cannot be avoided.

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Manual Handling Operations Regulations 1992

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The primary legislation covering occupational health and safety in Great Britain.

Places a duty on employers to ensure the health, safety, and welfare of their employees.

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Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974

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Regulations to protect employees from health risks associated with prolonged use of display screen equipment (DSE).

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Health and Safety (Display Screen Equipment) Regulations 1992

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Regulations that reinforce the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 by specifying what employers are required to do to manage health and safety.

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Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999

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Regulations to prevent death and injury caused by falls from height.

Apply to all work at height where there is a risk of a fall liable to cause personal injury.

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Work at Height Regulations 2005

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Protects intellectual property rights (IPR); enables control over the ways in which material can be used:

• - Royalties or other sums may be payable to royalty collection societies for use of certain works, including Phonographic Performance Limited (PPL)

• - Sets out requirements for licensing of products, media or content.

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Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988

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Protects users from online theft of digital content.

• - Sets out the rights for digital management

• - Criminalises creation of tools to circumvent copyright systems.

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Digital Millennium Copyright Act 1998