I would be careful that they really are, who they say they are. Get
them to ask for the information in writing, preferably along with a copy
of the supposedly faked letter. Even then I would only respond in vague
terms, such as "as far as we aware, they did not have an appointment
that day, but they might have attended a walk-in clinic etc. etc."
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Sent: 10 June 2005 12:09
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Subject: [data-protection] Disclosure or not?
A question for you:
I have been contacted by a company asking whether or not one of their
employees had an appointment with us one recent Friday afternoon. They
suspect that they have been handed a faked appointment letter by the
employee as proof.
If I replied by simply stating "no one of that name had an appointment
here on that date", would I be on safe ground? My rationale is that I
am disclosing nothing as nothing actually took place.
John Hughes
DPO
Mayday Healthcare NHS Trust
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