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Business Information Technology

Session 8:

Legal Frameworks

Tutor: Nigel R Hartland

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Aims:

The overall aim of the session is to:

• To provide learners with the core knowledge and understanding in regulatory frameworks.

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Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the session learners should be able to:

Identify the purpose of the data protection act.

Identify what the computer misuse act is concerned with.

Identify what the 1992 DSE regulations are concerned with and give examples of employer tasks.

Print off the 2nd assignment and ask questions as deemed appropriate.

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Highlight the Health and Safety risks

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Review Questions• What is the purpose of the Data Protection

Act?

• What is the Freedom of Information Act concerned with?

• What is the Computer Misuse Act concerned with?

• Give 2 examples what an employer should do as part of the 1992 DSE regulations.