A bit of advice required. A data subject (student in this case)
discloses information about a behavioural or physical disability to a
member of staff (e.g. a counsellor) and requests that this information
be kept confidential. However the nature of this special need is such
that action would need to be taken to enable access for the individual
or to protect others; how should we handle this? Can it be disclosed or
be required to be disclosed to the H&S Officer or to others that might
be vulnerable? We have a duty of care here.
We are trying to put together a policy for handling such cases, and
ideally everything would be open and cosy and the individual would give
their consent for the information to be used appropriately, but in
reality the individual might not give us the information if they knew it
would be used elsewhere.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Nick
Nick Clark
Director of IT Services
Tower Hamlets College
+44(0)20 7536 5738
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