Mike,
Nail 'em with their own guidance.
"When requesting information from another body you will need to provide
sufficient information to enable that body to determine that the
disclosure would be permitted under the DPA, in particular which
condition in Schedule 2 would be met and, if sensitive personal data are
requested, which condition in Schedule 3 would be met. [For more
information about the Data Protection Act Schedules 2 and 3 see Section
1] You should therefore explain to the other body why IND is seeking the
data from them, and why IND considers the data requested to be necessary
for the specified purpose or function. For example, where IND needs the
data for the exercise of its statutory functions in relation to
immigration control and nationality, you should state this, specify the
particular statute and provisions which sets out those functions and,
where it is not immediately apparent, provide a brief explanation of how
the data requested will assist IND in performing those functions."
Immigration Directorates' Instructions, Chapter 24, Section 3.
http://www.ind.homeoffice.gov.uk/content/ind/en/home.html
Best,
Gerry
Mr.G.Dane
6 Kensington Terrace
University of Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
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>Lloyd M J B (ISeLS)
>Sent: 04 November 2004 15:08
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>Subject: [data-protection] Fax from Home Office doing random
>checks on students
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>
>We have just received a fax from the Immigration and
>Nationality Department of the Home Office with a list of names
>and asking us to confirm that they arrived and our currently
>studying here. There is no mention of any authorisation
>entitling the Home Office to this information.
>
>Anyone else had one of these?
>
>Mike Lloyd
>Assistant Head(ISeLS)
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