I seem to remember that ODPM were of the opinion (contrary to the rest
of the universe) that this secondary use of CT data wasn't ultra vires !
In Scotland there is a some work being done currently on data sharing
and the issues about CRM and national address gazetteer, etc. which has
followed TICO's advice that secondary use of CT is ultra vires under the
Local Govt Finance Act, nothing to do with DPA. I think they are now
working towards convincing ministers that legislative change is
necessary....
Donald Henderson
Information Security Manager
Perth & Kinross Council
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Sent: 04 August 2004 13:16
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Subject: Re: [data-protection] Local authorities - data sharing
I think you have answered your own question - the general consensus
appears to be that data cannot be shared even with consent. I think
this is utterly stupid, but it does appear to be the law. The law in
this case is the proverbial ass. As far as I can see the only way to
populate a CRM system would be to start over from scratch and invite
every householder to volunteer their details afresh by way of a
door-to-door leaflet drop ie. Not to named individuals. The emphasis
would then fall on what brilliant hocus-pocus you could include in that
leaflet that could possibly tempt people to bother. Maybe offering a
discount on their Council Tax?
I will now sit back and wait to hear all the comments from those people
who actually work at Local Authorities who will tell me why this is
totally impracticable! Come on folks, do your worst!
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Colin Penman
Sent: 04 August 2004 12:19
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Subject: [data-protection] Local authorities - data sharing
Can anyone provide something approaching a definitive answer to the
following? I'd like to think at least that my confusion is shared by
many.
I know the question has been addressed many times on this list, but I'd
like to know if I've missed anything on the insanely vexed question of
sharing Council Tax data within a local authority; specifically customer
relationship management systems (CRMs). CT information is the closest
thing there is to a complete dataset on residents. If sharing the data
in order to implement the CRM must always be considered ultra vires, how
can councils implement e-government. Does this not fly in the face of
Best Value and joined up government? (I thought Chinese walls were a
*bad*
thing?) As I understand it, the data cannot be shared, even *with*
consent. Section 111 of the Local Government Act 1972 seems to be no
help here.
So ... is there anyone out there who has implemented a CRM and addressed
these seemingly insurmountable problems? I'd very much like to hear
from you.
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