The problem with the release of this sort of data is always that
although you may be doing the "right thing" in aiding the relevant
authority in their investigations, if there are any comebacks it is your
responsibility.
I would treat them in the same way we aid the police. All section 29
disclosures should be from an authority which has the relevant powers of
investigation. These should all have a case number and be signed by an
officer of suitable authority. Then you can disclose the information.
You would have fulfilled your obligations to both the data subject and
the investigating officer and ensured that you were not taking part in a
fishing expedition.
Chris Tinsley MSc
Wiltshire County Council
Information is the key
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Subject: [data-protection] Section (29)
Council Tax have been asked to confirm the name, address and length of
time a person has been living at their address by our Domestic Public
Health Department. They require this to 'aid a possible prosecution
against this person'.
Does this come under the exemption for 'the apprehension and prosecution
of offenders' ?
My other thought is that this information could also be confirmed by the
electoral roll, a public document (assuming, of course, that the person
involved had registered)
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