Topic specific guides

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Something on your mind?

We receive a lot of queries about the same topics, so have created the pages listed below to provide information which may be useful to you.

If you think any other topics specific guides could be useful, please email us.

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Credit

Think you’ve been refused credit unfairly? Credit reference agencies provide lenders with a range of information - find out more here.

Criminal records

Find out how to access your personal information held by the UK criminal justice system

Education

Worried that your school, college or university records might have fallen into the wrong hands? Or maybe you simply what to access them?

Health

Health records, whether kept by hospitals, surgeries or employers can contain highly personal and sensitive information. How can you protect them and what do you need to do if you want to see them?

Housing

Feel you’ve been unfairly treated by your local housing authority? Want to know more about the way their waiting lists work? These and other questions answered here.

Junk mail

Fed up with piles of junk mail blocking your doorway? You can do something about it.

Personal information toolkit

Your personal information is valuable, so you should treat it just as you would any valuable item.

Social networking

How safe is it to share personal information on social networking sites like MySpace, Bebo and Facebook? How can you protect your privacy?

Spam emails

Fed up with spam cluttering up your email inbox? You can do something about it.

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