Routine website maintenance - Thursday 24 April

We are carrying out some routine website maintenance on Thursday 24 April between 8am - 12pm. The website may be down for short periods during this time. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

3. What is personal information

Personal information can be anything that identifies and relates to a living person. This can include information that when linked with other information, allows a person to be uniquely identified. For example, this could be your name and contact details.

The law treats some types of personal information as ‘special’ because the information requires more protection due to its sensitivity. This information consists of:

  • Racial or ethnic origin
  • Sexuality and sexual life
  • Religious or philosophical beliefs
  • Trade union membership
  • Political opinions
  • Genetic and bio-metric data
  • Physical or mental health
  • Criminal convictions and offences