I'm not an FoI expert, but I would be inclined to redact. If we look at the
ICO criteria, I do not think this comes under the heading of job function or
decisions they have made in their official capacities.
It does make me wonder what the requester really wants to know. I might ask
them if there was some other set of information, not involving personal
data, that would do instead.
Paul Ticher
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Lynn Wyeth" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, January 25, 2013 1:00 PM
Subject: Friday afternoon question.
The old chestnut of when to release junior staff names...
Previous stance was usually junior members of staff were redacted. But now
ICO guidance states “An issue which will often arise is whether the Data
Protection Act prevents the disclosure of information identifying members of
staff. Applying the criteria suggested above, if the information requested
consists of the names of officials, their grades, job functions or decisions
which they have made in their official capacities, then disclosure would
normally be made.”
We've had a request, as have many authorities, for names of all staff that
spend money on our corporate credit card. We have some very junior admin
staff who can use the credit card, for tasks such as booking trains etc, and
they have their own name printed on the card they are responsible for.
Obviously we have internal procedures and audit rules goerning how and when
they can do this.
They do not personally decide if the money can be spent on an item, that is
at a higher level, but they are in the position of being given the authority
to spend such amounts of money on behalf of the Council. Credit limit is
£100,000 on the card.
The names are shown on the statements as Mr J Bloggs or Miss A Bloggs. No
other personal data.
They were not previously been told their names may have to be released.
Would you release names or redact?
Lynn
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