Yup - friend's child (7 yr old) had broken a window - my friend was asked
re. her marital status to which she replied she was "separated" and had been
for many years. They then asked where the husband lived which was abroad
and they asked for his address...I also thought that this was unnecessary
information. I thought it was enough to say she was "separated". Oh
well....procedures!!!
D
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rebecca Hughes [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 30 January 2002 15:26
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Police Enquiries
>
> Dear All,
>
> Has anybody come across anything similar?
>
> A member of staff reported a theft and police came to investigate. As
> part of their "procedures" they asked the member of staff for certain
> personal details.
>
> You might expect the police to request a name and contact
> number in case of further queries, but they also wanted some rather
> strange details such as height and maiden name. When questioned about
> the need for this data they explained that it was just procedure.
>
> Surely this is not data relevant to enquiries and thereby in
> contravention of principle 3?
>
> Should we have asked for a s.29 form even though the data they wanted
> related to the person reporting the crime?
>
> Rebecca
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