I would be inclined not to release those personal data regardless of
whether or not you have the consent of the letter writers. Without
wishing to sound paranoid, you have no way of telling for what purpose
the FOI requestor will use the personal data of the (conscientious)
objectors. FOI is not a means to bypass DPA to gain access to
information.
The substance of the letter writers' objections may well be discoverable
under FOI but I feel that this would only be the case where that content
doesn't identify any one individual - thus minimizing any risk of
harm/damage or distress to the letter writer.
So - content is likely to be discoverable under FOI in this instance
- personal data (IMO) is not discoverable under FOI in this instance
(though there are likely to be other occasions where this is not the
case)
Ronan.
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Subject: [data-protection] Letters of objection[Scanned]
We have letters from members of the public who have objected to the
introduction by the LA of a parking scheme. Under FOI a request has been
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made for the names and addresses of the objectors. I say we cannot
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them because of DP, unless we write to each objector asking for their
permission. Am I correct ?
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