BCS Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection

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Q_01 domain/d1 · medium single discuss →

A small charity processes limited personal data and is unsure whether it must notify the Information Commissioner. Its manager decides not to notify and later, after ignoring reminders, continues to process personal data. Which statement best reflects the manager's legal position under the Data Protection Act 1998?

A Failure to notify when required is a strict liability offence, carrying a maximum £5,000 penalty in the Magistrates Court
B Notification is optional for charities, so no offence can arise regardless of the level of processing
C The charity can only be prosecuted if it profited from the processing
D The manager is exempt because he received reminders but was genuinely unaware of the obligation

Q_02 domain/d1 · medium single discuss →

An HR manager, as a condition of offering employment, asks a job applicant to make a subject access request to obtain their own criminal records and hand them over. Under the Data Protection Act 1998, how should this practice be characterised?

A Lawful, because the applicant is exercising their own subject access right voluntarily
B An enforced subject access offence, since it compels a person to obtain their data as a precondition to employment
C A notification offence committed by the employer
D Permitted provided the employer pays the statutory notification fee

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BCS Practitioner Certificate in Data Protection

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