I recently enquired about my position regarding state pension.
I could probably have done this by letter but I chose to receive this
information online. To do this I had to register with the Government Gateway
(see www.gateway.gov.uk).
I have a card with a userid. It was quite complicated to register and then
access - two letters with the userid and a password.
The Privacy Policy is at
http://www.gateway.gov.uk/Help/0/Content/CONTENT_ID=2639345.html
Nick Landau
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From: "Paul Dodgson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 01, 2006 10:55 AM
Subject: [data-protection] Data Sharing proposals
Dear All,
It seems to me that the broadly in favour camp, subject to more details,
needs to start speaking. As a member of the public, I get rather fed up
with dealing with public officials to change my address at numerous offices.
As a compliance manager I still support data sharing where the benefit
falls upon the customer and customer choice prevails in terms of
notifications; and this includes opening up access to Council Tax data.
I would consider my human rights to be violated where choice is not
available. I would consider rights under DPA to be violated where choice
is not available. No statement has yet been made (to my knowledge) to
challenge this position.
I do not support the bland comment, unsupported by any report from MISC31
that data protection in the public sector would be thrown out of the
window, and would challenge anyone based on current information to
substantiate such a comment.
I see the initial (press) report as positive but will await the detail
before coming to any view, knee jerk or otherwise.
These comments are not attributable to any body/person other than myself.
Regards
Paul Dodgson
From Government Computing magazine "Data proposal prompts legal warning"
(25.8.06)
http://www.kablenet.com/kd.nsf/Frontpage/CF9AC49C8FE7049B802571D4005671E0?
OpenDocument
"The government has been warned it could face legal problems over a
proposal
to change the rules on data sharing
An expert on international law has said it could violate the European
Convention on Human Rights, and the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
has said there is already considerable scope for sharing under existing
legal conditions.
"This proposal, if implemented, would basically throw data protection in
the
public sector out of the window," Douwe Korff, professor of international
law at London Metropolitan University, said on 24 August 2006.
The statements follow a report in The Guardian that the MISC31 committee,
which was set up to examine data sharing issues, has decided a change is
needed in the regulations for data sharing around government."
Within the NHS there is a requirement to ask permission of the patient for
information to be passed from one organisation to another.
Again in the NHS, there is a requirement for the information requested to
be
relevant and not excessive (although there is also the idea of the
information following the patient and avoiding repeated collection of the
same information).
Nick Landau
A colleague used to say such comments were knee jerk reactions, alas I
cannot say what my words would be as to comment would be premature.
I see the initial (press) report as positive but will await the detail
before coming to any view, knee jerk or otherwise.
These comments are not attributable to any body/person other than myself.
Regards
Paul Dodgson
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