You should consider that, within the council, they have other details which
would enable them to identify the owners and probably the tenants. All council
departments have access to the electoral register, some have access to other
data under the "wellbeing" legislation.
A better option would be to offer to distribute a leaflet, produced by the
council's environmental services department, telling students that the
properties they rent have to meet certain standards. They could include contact names
and details so that any concerned students can complain or ask for an
assesmment.
Ian B
Ian Buckland
Managing Director
Keep IT Legal Ltd
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In a message dated 11/11/04 13:56:44 GMT Standard Time,
[log in to unmask] writes:
> My initial thought was "no way" this is personal data, we don't have
> consent so we shouldn't share the information. This was my response to
> the Council. However, they have now come back to me to say that they
> don't believe it is a data protection matter as they are only asking for
> addresses....
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