An Garda Síochána : final report of audit
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Ireland. Data Protection Commissioner, 'An Garda Síochána : final report of audit', [report], Data Protection Commissioner, 2014-03Download Item:
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The Office of the Data Protection Commissioner (ODPC) carried out an audit of data protection in An Garda Síochána (AGS) over the years 2011 to October 2013. The audit consisted of an examination of documentation provided by AGS, discussions with AGS senior management and on-site inspections at AGS HQ in Dublin, the AGS Vetting Unit in Thurles, the AGS Information Services Centre (GISC) in Castlebar and Garda stations in Donnybrook, Mullingar and Limerick. The audit was carried out by reference to the requirements of the Data Protection Acts and the elaboration of those requirements contained in the ODPC-approved Data Protection Code of Practice for AGS. Full cooperation was received from AGS, including access to all relevant documents, systems and individuals. A central focus of the audit was the main IT system used by AGS for recording data, PULSE. This investigation involved detailed examination of the recording of data by GISC and by individual AGS members, the classification of such data and the systems in use to maintain the accuracy and security of the data and to prevent improper disclosure. The audit report describes in detail the procedures in place with regard to how certain personal data or episodes in an individual’s dealings with AGS are recorded. Often, as evidenced during the audit, this entails the management by AGS of large unstructured formats of data. In our findings, we highlighted areas where improvements are required but equally we acknowledged practices and procedures where there were no data protection issues arising. Overall, we found the majority of the areas examined demonstrated a professional police force operating in compliance with data protection legislation.
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