All this talk of salaries leads me to an interesting (controversial?)
thought.
Given that the largest fine handed out by the Information Commissioner
(Annual report 01/02) appears to be less than £8k (to poor old London
Borough of Havering), does it make economic sense to hire someone at
£25k (£50k with all associated benefits and 'usual' on-costs) to manage
responsibilities inherent with Data Protection Act 1998 (and FOI I
guess)?
I haven't seen any claims for compensation through the courts yet, nor
have I seen any really juicy 'reputational damage' issues.
I am reminded of Jeremy Clarke's 'bangernomics' (run a £250 car into the
ground and buy a new one, rather than pay £400 in servicing).
Regards,
Duncan S Smith
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