Data Governance

When you request information from the University of Derby we are governed by various pieces of legislation. Here is an overview of the main pieces of law we work to.

Data Protection

The Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK GDPR (effective from 1 January 2021) are designed to help protect your personal data by setting out rules and conditions which we must follow when collecting and using this data. They aim to ensure that you know where your data is held, what it is used for, and who it is shared with.

These regulations give you certain rights, including access to your personal data, and ensure that legislation keeps pace with the ever-changing technology around us. For more information, please visit the ICO website.

Data Protection

Data Protection Privacy Policy

Privacy Notices

Whether you are a student, member of staff or an organisation, your privacy is important to us. Our privacy notice(s) aim to advise you on the way we look after your data at various stages, including your rights to access this data.

Privacy Notices

Cyber Security

With cyber attacks ever evolving, to threaten organisations and individuals, cyber security is more important than ever.

Cyber security

Freedom of information

The Freedom of Information (FOI) Act 2000 gives a general right of access to all types of 'recorded' information held by public authorities (no matter how the information is held). We maintain a publication scheme, which sets out the categories of information we are required to publish.

FOI requests must be made in writing. They can be emailed to foi@derby.ac.uk 

Alternatively requests can be posted to: 

Mr James Fussell
Legal Governance and Assurance Services
University of Derby
Kedleston Road
Derby
DE22 1GB

Freedom of Information Requests

FOI and EIR Policy 

Environmental Information Regulations

The Environmental Information Regulations 2004 give a general right of access to all types of 'recorded' environmental information held by public authorities. Environmental information covered by the regulations includes the state of the air, atmosphere, water, soil, land, and landscape, as well as factors affecting the above elements such as substances, energy, noise, radiation or waste, emissions, discharges into the environment.

Environmental information regulations

FOI and EIR Policy 

Records Management

Records Management is governed by a number of laws and regulations, several of which concern Data Protection and Freedom of Information. Records management is the practice of maintaining records safely from the time they are created for University business activities, during retention and up to their eventual disposal. This includes classifying, storing, securing, the destruction and in some cases archival preservation of records. A record can be on paper, digital or a physical object.

Find out more about our data protection policies

Contact us

If you have a question about how we use your personal information, please email us at gdpr@derby.ac.uk