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If this is the case then - all the Government needs to do is say let's
change the Council tax legislation (although you will not get information on
everyone) e.g. children off to Uni - may come back to parents' house but do
not have to pay CT and may not need to be on a Local Authority database.
What worries me though with this is - what care will be taken about
individuals' data? I would agree with informed consent.....but who am I to
decide??? Just having a nearly Friday rant...........
Doreen Broom
Access to Information Officer
Scottish Borders Council
Tel: 01835 826516
Fax: 01835 825041
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From: Carolyn Howard [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 30 October 2003 13:44
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: sharing database information
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Speaking from a local govt perspective - in very simplistic terms a
public body has to ask itself two questions:-
1. Does the organisation have the legal authority to share the info?
(Or,
are there any specific constraints on us preventing us sharing this
info?)
2. If there is a power, does the act of sharing comply with data
protection and human rights legislation (and possibly Caldicott)?
My understanding of the Shepway case is that it failed because it
felt
that under council tax legislation it was specifically prevented
from
sharing personal details held on the council tax database with other
parts of the council, therefore to do so would have been acting
ultra
vires. Questions of DP compliance etc never came into it.
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Date sent: Thu, 30 Oct 2003 13:21:24 +0000
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From: Ricky Rankin <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: [data-protection] sharing database
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> A colleague has sent me the following reference to a case
regarding
> councils sharing/exchanging information bewteen databases
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/online/story/0,3605,1068319,00.html
>
> We are involved in a couple of projects that share export data
from
> one database to another.
>
> Is there a clear explanation of what is allowed?
>
> Ricky
>
> Ricky
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Carolyn Howard
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