Hughes2 John (RJ6) MHC-TR Manager wrote:
> I think it's important to remember this is the media talking. Don't we
> all know they love to print that some apparent common sense course of
> action was blocked "because of the Data Protection Act."
>
Of course, they seemed to have changed tack in late 07. Since the HMRC
fiasco they've been on course to find any disclosure of personal
information as A Bad Thing.
They still love to print that the Human Rights convention as A Bad
Thing, though. :-(
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