Coming in from a slightly different angle; If a potential employer requests
a reference and the request contains specific questions relating to say -
reliability, honesty or integrity, do the third and fourth principles apply
to the content of any response?
Ian W.
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Subject: references
> Dear all
>
> To save me trawling through the mailbase or the Act itself, could someone
> answer what I think is a simple question (my brain isn't in gear I'm
> afraid).
>
> We receive a request for a reference from an employer. Can we assume by
the
> fact that we have received the request that a.) the data subject has
> provided us as the referee and b.) that it is in the interest of the data
> subject for us to provide that reference. I suppose that what I am
getting
> at is "do we need to seek permission from the data subject for release of
> the reference?" I am fairly sure that this isn't required, but not
certain!
>
> Thanks
> Matt Nunn
>
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