I haven't received an SAR -as I said I am developing an access policy! I
was meaning "audit".
D
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Broom, Doreen [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 23 January 2002 11:53
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Access to Social Services Files
>
> Thanks for that Stuart - at first I thought I had asked a daft question
> but
> then I thought all law is tested by the legal eagles and in view of your
> response - I think some weeding out needs to be done, unless of course it
> is
> relevant.
> D
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Stuart Lynch [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: 23 January 2002 11:43
> > To: 'Broom, Doreen'; [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: RE: Access to Social Services Files
> >
> > Hello Doreen
> >
> > Unfortunately there is no cut-off date for subject access - personal
> data
> > held by the Council, including Social Services, no matter how old, must
> be
> > provided in response to a SAR.
> > This issue was discussed at a recent meeting of our North West DP
> Officers
> > Group - some DPO's had been obliged to respond to SAR's with boxes full
> of
> > info going back to the year dot. Peter Bloomfield's (OIC) advice was
> that
> > Councils should weed out and destroy old personal data they no longer
> > need,
> > to avoid the need to provide large volumes of unnecessary, out of date
> > information in response to SAR's. However, if the information is
> > retained,
> > it must be included in the SAR response.
> >
> > Stuart Lynch
> > Chair, North West Data Protection Officers Group
> > Stuart Lynch Consulting
> > Training/Consultancy in
> > Privacy/Information Protection
> > 01704 870365
> > mailto:[log in to unmask]
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: This list is for those interested in Data Protection issues
> > [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Broom, Doreen
> > Sent: 23 January 2002 09:45
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Access to Social Services Files
> >
> >
> > Hi
> > As we all know - Access to Personal Files Act 1987 has been repealed by
> > the
> > Data Protection Act 1998. I am presently trying to revamp the Open
> Access
> > Policy in accordance with Data Protection. The previous policy states
> > that
> > it only related to information recorded after 1 April 1989. I presume
> > that
> > that is now superseded and it should relate to all information both
> > electronic and paper records held on file - or does it only go back to
> > 1984?
> > Help???
> > Dor
> >
> >
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