We had a similar case at Exeter and it was agreed that the best thing
was to explain to the student the advantages of allowing us to
disclose in the hope that he would consent. Otherwise, we agreed with
you in that there are no grounds for disclosure.
Rebecca
On Wed, 19 Jun 2002 10:04:58 +0100 Gail Waters <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> We have a student apparently with some mental health problems who in a
> letter to his tutor referred to some of his difficulties and violent
> behaviour . We have been asked by Social Services to disclose this but it
> seems to me there are no grounds for doing so other than with the consent of
> the individual.
> We do not wish to obstruct helping the individual but does anyone know of
> any other grounds on which this information could lawfully be disclosed?
> Gail Waters
> DP Coordinator
> Open University
>
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