Very specific questions like this, especially where there is a legal
liability are best addressed to a qualified legal person retained by your
organisation to give full legal advice. I would not take action based on a
consensus from here however well worded.
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Samantha Hill
Sent: Monday, April 26, 2004 2:00 PM
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Subject: [data-protection] Bailiffs and court fines
Dear All
I would appreciate any comments on a question I have. We have recently been
approached by bailiffs requesting the address of a student. My initial
reactions were not to give the bailiffs the student's address but to pass on
any letter to the student, as I did not know what they wanted the
information for. On speaking to the bailiffs though, we found that they
were trying to collect on a court imposed fine.
My question is whether we would be exempted from the Data Protection Act and
therefore able to give the bailiffs the address either under section
29(1)(c) "..collection of any tax or duty or any imposition of a similar
nature" (is a fine an
"imposition"?) or under s35 concerning legal proceedings?
Thanks for your help
Samantha Hill
Information Disclosure Officer
University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth PO1 2UP
Tel: 023 9284 3642
E-mail: [log in to unmask]
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