Data Destruction Options

Departments will be responsible for the destruction of data residing on such WEEE IT equipment. Data must be removed from WEEE IT prior to disposal in order to comply with the Data Protection Act, 1998

See: IS FAQ#1587

Departments are given the option to destroy data by:

A) Collecting the relevant software from the Information Services Helpdesk to manually wipe the IT equipment, removing all data

B) Employing the services of the Information Services Department to remove all data from the equipment

C) Note on the form that the equipment has not been wiped - Information Services will store the equipment securely and it will be collected by authorised contractors (specifically ensure all data is securely destroyed) where any hard drives will be securely wiped in the instance where the hard drive can be reused or destroyed in a crusher for material recycling.