It's that time of year again.
I have a child who has started at secondary school, and they brought
home a "DPA 1998 Consent Withheld Form"; which, if I do not return it,
carries the assumption that the school can share the child's personal
data with a range of agencies.
Q1. Is this "It's OK unless we hear from you", a correct form of
consent?
Q2. Why does the form say "As part of the FOI Act we are now obliged to
ask pupils/parents about their willingness to share their personal
data". Does this mean that they think anyone could use FOI to get the
personal data of any local schoolkid? If not, what's the issue?
--
Roland Perry
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