The Data Protection Act of 1998 is the controlling legislation that governs business who retain personal data and how that data should be stored, retained and destroyed.

The recent additions to the act includes specific details as to storing information in electronic form, or evening if it is intended to be retained in electronic form. Under the 8 key principles of the act data is to be retained security, kept up to date measures shall be taken to prevent unlawful and accidental loss or destruction of or to personal data.

The services offered by Canopus can provide detail reporting of all data that has been securely destroyed, and retained by your Data Controller as proof that all nessecary actions have been taken.