On Tuesday 13 January 2004 10:42, Paul Caldwell wrote:
> I get loads pts coming saying the council "wants a letter". My reading
> of the DPA is that data can only be sent to specific organisations or
> individuals for a specific purpose and cannot be seen or used by others.
> if i wrote a "dear council" letter would this breach the DPA?
Council is a "person". Composed of "natural persons".
But I agree that it is better to write to a natural person identified by
name or by post.
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