Pharmacy now a ' Public Authority'

[mrmeds]

as defined under Data Protection Act.
So what you ask ?
The registration fee appears to now have gone up to £500 from £35 because of it ! Thats what !!! Yet another increased running cost !

[LeftArm]

Where did you find this out?
As well as the fee it will have serious implications with regard to Freedom of Information legislation.

[mrmeds]

Where did you find this out?
As well as the fee it will have serious implications with regard to Freedom of Information legislation.

letter from ICO
'' a data controller who is either a pub;lic authority for the purpose of the FOIA or a Scottish public authority for the purpose of the FOI(s)A must declare this fact within its Data Protection Notification.

Schedule 1 in each act sets out those organisations which are specified as public authorities and includes:

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Doctors , dentists ,opticians and Pharamacists''

The fee for notification is 500 as you become tier 2

[mrmeds]

take it all back about the fee. The tier 2 thing only counts if you have 250 + employee's. Which I don't ( despite having a corporation tax bill bigger than some multiples )