Now why didn't I think of this before...

I've just searched on the BBC Website for "Data Protetcion Act" only to discover and even greater wealth of content on the act than I expected. Golly, I sure think that website is the greatest one on the Web ;)

Here's some of the treasures I found:

Simple information on the act for students revising for IT GCSEs: http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/gcsebitesize/ict/legal/0dataprotectionactrev1.shtml

Questions and Answers about the act:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/webwise/askbruce/articles/security/dataprotection_1.shtml