Data Protection
There is a plethora of statutes which address data protection and privacy, but the main legislation governing data protection is the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) which came into force on the 1st March 2000.
The DPA implements an EU Directive (The Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC) and both the act and the directive aim to give individuals rights in connection with the processing of manual and computerised personal data and on the movements of such data. Click here for more information.
Other legislation that may be of interest are detailed below:
Data Protection Act 1998
Computer Misuse Act 1990
Regulatory of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
Telecommunications Act 1984
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
Criminal Justice and Police Act 2001
Theft Act 1968 & 1978
Criminal Damage Act 1971
European Convention of Human Rights Act