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