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Data Protection / Data Protection Act
Definition: Under the Data Protection Act (1998), individuals have certain rights to access information that is being held about them by organisations and companies. These organisations and companies also have a responsibility under the Act to store and use the data that they hold in a responsible way.

External Link : http://www.informationcommissioner.gov.uk/

Decant
Definition: Tenants can be temporarily moved out of their homes (decanted) to another dwelling if their landlord needs to carry out work that is disruptive or that would be difficult to do with the tenant in situ.

Desktop Review
Definition: A way of monitoring the performance of an organisation without actually visiting it. The organisation submits statistics and reports to its monitoring body who then use them to assess its performance.

Disability Discrimination Act 1995
Definition: "Aims to end the discrimination which many disabled people face. This Act gives disabled people rights in the areas of: employment, access to goods, facilities and services, buying or renting land or property. The final rights of access will come into force in October 2004. In addition, this Act allows the Government to set minimum standards so that disabled people can use public transport easily." (DWP definition)

External Link : http://www.disability.gov.uk

DSO Direct Service Organisation / DLO Direct Labour Organisation
Definition: The people employed by a local authority or ALMO under Compulsory Competitive Tendering to provide services