That rather reminded me of two jokes adapted from Yuletide songs:-
1.
Away in a Manger No Crib for a bed - Social services???????
use a database instead!
2.
O Star of wonder, star of light
Star with royal beauty bright
Westward leading, still proceeding
Guide us by thy recording light.
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Do people have any other jokes currently in circulation involving DP?
Any considered too risque to circulate directly I am happy to receive
off-list and will circulate all of them as part of a compilation (anon
contributors) during the week commencing 21/12/2009.
Ian W
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Lawrence Serewicz
Sent: 11 December 2009 12:56
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Subject: Re: [data-protection] Surveillance society What about
Children s Act 1989 s.83 a database by another name?
Dear All,
I wonder what we would make of the recent work by DCSF to collect
client level data around social service referrals and cross referencing
it with UPNs (Unique Pupil Numbers). Apparently, DCSF are invoking s.
83 of the Children Act 1989 which states, roughly, that the Sec State
can require Councils to supply information as they require. Councils
are being told to supply client level data on referrals even when no
further action is taken.
In one fell swoop, they have a national database of all children and
whether they have been referred to social service even if the initial
referral never leads to a service being delivered. So if someone says
your little one needs to be seen by social services, but they decide
not to do anything about it, the records will be held showing, against
the UPN, that your little one was referred to social services even
though no further action was taken.
I am not an expert on s.83 of the Children's Act, (Research and
returns of information) but it seems to have sweeping powers to require
the sharing of data, under the guise of requesting reports. I may have
the wrong end of the stick on this one, but my reading of s.83 (3)
does not seem to cover this type of data sharing.
Every local authority shall, at such times and in such form as the
Secretary of State may direct, transmit to him such particulars as he
may require with respect to—
(a) the performance by the local authority of all or any of their
functions—
(i) under the enactments mentioned in subsection (9); or
(ii) in connection with the accommodation of children in a residential
care home, nursing home or mental nursing home; and
(b) the children in relation to whom the authority have exercised
those functions.
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts1989/ukpga_19890041_en_14#pt11-l1g83
Finally, where is the consent that someone's personal information is
processed in this way? If your little one's data has been shared this
way and is being processed on this system do you not have a right to be
told that this is happening?
If anyone else knows something about the requests to share the client
level information under. s.83 of the Children's Act I would be grateful
if you would help me understand it.
Thanks
Lawrence
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tim Trent
Sent: 11 December 2009 11:26
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Subject: Re: [data-protection] Surveillance society
The problem is that, at first sight, the initial criticisms appear
valid. We are at some remove form the original report and familiarity
with it is limited.
It will be interesting to see public and Rowntree response.
We live in the rather stupid culture of "those with nothing to hide
have nothing to fear" after all.
On 11 Dec 2009, at 11:18, chris pounder wrote:
The Government has responded to the Rowntree report by rubbishing it.
http://www.justice.gov.uk/publications/government-response-database-
state-report.htm
Dr. C. N. M. Pounder
Director, Amberhawk Training Ltd
Phone: 0845 680 2623 or Mob: 07735 365 585
www.amberhawk.com
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