I gather that another list has had a discussion about the collection of data for the DLHE. My understanding of the issue is that one HEI was using students to chase up outstanding information, phoned a (mature, law) student's home and ended up speaking to the son of the student, asking for information about employment, salary etc.
The student contacted the HEI, raising their concerns and stating that, not only was she (rightly) annoyed at the HEI asking such questions from her son, but that also she herself had not consented to be contacted for such a purpose and that the HEI were breaching DPA.
My initial thoughts are that when students register with an HEI, they agree that their details be collected for education purposes and this is one of those purposes being a return that we are required to do by law.
Do any of my HE colleagues have a view on this?
Mandi Barron
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