Data Protection Act 1998 and Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002

Guidance For Those Holding Honorary Positions At The University

This guidance is intended for the University's honorary fellows and individuals holding similar honorary positions, such as honorary professors and honorary chaplains, who keep information relating to their work with the University. An honorary position is one where the holder is not an employee of the University, and has no contract of employment with the University, but works under the auspices of the University on an unpaid basis, for example by contributing to the teaching or research work of the University.

This guidance gives general advice on the issues you need to consider to ensure that the information you receive, create and hold as a result of your work with the University is managed in a way that is compliant with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

The guidance sheets are available as rich text documents and Adobe PDF. If you do not already have an Adobe Acrobat reader you can download one free from the Adobe web site.

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