All sports organisation administrators need to ensure that they protect the personal data they process as required by the Data Protection Act 1998. ‘Processing’ under the Act includes a wide range of activities such as sending an email, looking at data on a screen, opening or reading a paper file or storage of electronic and paper files.
sportscotland can provide advice on the development of Data Protection policies for sports organisations.
sportscotland has published a Privacy and Data Protection policy statement, which can be access by clicking on the link on the right hand side of this page.
Office of the Information Commissioner
The Office of the Information Commissioner provides information for organisations including guides to achieve compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998, templates for audits and other practices required to assess your compliance with the Act. Their website includes a wealth of information and the best place to start for a sport organisation.