Laurie Slater wrote:
> John Clegg wrote:
>
> <<Sorry Trefor, but I don't think you are right
> Looking at
>
http://ico-cms.amaze.co.uk/DocumentUploads/data%20protection%20act%20199
> 8%20legal%20guidance.pdf >>
>
>
> The latest Good practice guidelines are reasonably clear on this:
>
> "GPs are exempted from complying with the fifth principle of the Data
> Protection Act 1998 and are not expected (or advised) to delete the
> records of ex-patients"
>
> (see below for full text).
>
>
> Laurie
I stand (extremely) corrected
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