This document discusses maintaining confidentiality of information in the waste and recycling industry. It defines confidentiality as ensuring only authorized individuals can access information and it is protected. Certain information like personal details, medical information, and financials are not to be shared, while service information, schedules, and regulations can be passed on. The Data Protection Act protects personal information, and confidentiality is important to prevent security breaches, business risks, fraud, and dangers to individuals.

1. 7517 Principles of
Sustainable
Resource
Management
Unit 204 Know how to maintain
confidentiality of information
within the waste/recycling industry

2. Outcome for the unit
 Just one...
Know how to maintain
confidentiality of information

3. Assessment criteria
 Explain what information is permitted to be
passed on to others
 Explain what information is not permitted to be
passed on to others
 Explain why some information is confidential

4. What do we mean by confidentiality?
 Ensuring that information is
accessible only to those
authorised to have access and
is protected throughout its
lifecycle

5. Information permitted to share
 Services provided
 Service/dept contact info
 Collection schedules
 Specialist collection procedures
 General advice
 Regulations

6. Not permitted..
 Personal information
 Personal details
 Identity info
 Medical information
 Secret information about organisation
 Financial information
 Info with a commercial value
 Unsubstantiated information
 Organisation
 Personal information

7. Data protection act 1998
 Act of Parliament
 To protect personal information
 Healthcare info
 Criminal proceedings
 Financial information
 Ethnicity
 Beliefs
 Privacy breaches

8. Why is information confidential?
 Security breach
 Wrong hands
 Put business at risk
 Rumours may spread
 Put people in danger
 Prejudice
 Identity fraud
 Unwanted contact