Gwenan,
Have a look at TICO's web site for the section on Environmental Information
Regulations. There is a flowchart dealing with how the DPA, FoIA and EIR
interact.
Further info on EIR from
http://lawzone.thelawyer.com/cgi-bin/item.cgi?id=112586
http://www.defra.gov.uk/environment/pubaccess/
And the new draft regulations at
http://www.defra.gov.uk/corporate/consult/envinfo/
Have fun!
Mike
> From: Gwenan Owen <[log in to unmask]>
> Organization: University of Wales, Bangor
> Reply-To: Gwenan Owen <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 13:44:06 +0000
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Sharing information with Local Council - what is personal data?
>
> I wonder if I may ask for your thoughts on the following request which
> has been received from our local Environmental Health department.
>
> What they are asking for is that the University supplies them with a
> full list of those properties which are available for students to rent,
> not the names of the landlords just the addresses. The purpose being to
> ensure that properties are brought up to a safe standard for multiple
> occupation, and then noted as such on their particulars.
>
> My initial thought was "no way" this is personal data, we don't have
> consent so we shouldn't share the information. This was my response to
> the Council. However, they have now come back to me to say that they
> don't believe it is a data protection matter as they are only asking for
> addresses....
>
> any thoughts from other list members?
>
> thanks
> Gwenan
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