Security Staff

There are many different types of doorman and security staff employed within the UK. With numerous nightclubs, bars and pubs opening up every year, it is often a sensible choice for managers of such establishments to employ door staff and security personnel in order to protect the physical safety of their patrons, reputation, business and financial interests.

Within the UK today there are in excess of 200,000 nightclubs, bars and pubs who are fully licensed to serve alcohol to the general public. Where the law imposes strict laws under the Licensing Act 2003, it does not actually provide companies with any requirements as to the extent of security required. So what are the risks posed to an establishment that employs untrained or unskilled doormen?

Data Protection Act

Article by Patricia Ling

Do you know that under the Data Protection Act 1998 you have the right to ensure that all information held on you is factually accurate and if you can prove that is not the case you can make a formal request to the party holding the records for them to be rectified.  This includes your medical records.  You are entitled to ask your GP for a copy of your medical records and they are likely to make a small charge for provision of the same, the maximum that GP surgeries can currently charge is £50.  If you find anything in your medical records is inaccurate you are entitled to write to the NHS Trust that holds the records and request rectification.



If the Trust does not rectify your records, you can make a formal complaint under the NHS complaints system. If the Trust is unreasonable you also have the right to take the matter to court, although at present you have to show that the inaccuracy is harmful to you in some way. (The same applies if you want to challenge inaccuracies in social work records).



If the record is factually correct but you dispute a doctor's opinion, you have no legal right to get the record changed or deleted but you are entitled to have it noted on your records that you do not agree with the GP’s opinion and it will help your argument if you get a more recent medical report which agrees with you and disagrees with the doctor's opinion. Even if you do that the Trust concerned will not normally agree to delete the earlier reference but will insert a cross-reference to the later report.

For help and advice regarding data held about you please contact Patricia Ling on 01992 422128 or by email patricia@ghslaw.co.uk

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