Hi all
I work for a housing association (HA) and we are in the process of buying a large number of properties (complete with sitting tenants) from another HA.
I am in the process of writing a data sharing agreement for use in the final weeks leading up to the completion of sale. It is during this period that we wish to receive information from the other HA on all aspects of housing management so that we can set up properties and tenants on our systems, set up rent accounts, take details of all outstanding ASB issues etc so some of this information is likely to be sensitive.
The tenants have been consulted by their HA and are being kept in the loop on what is happening and when. However, I would argue that explicit consent (Schedule 3) is unlikely to have been received as tenants do not have the option of their property not being bought by us. We will not be doing anything different with their data but they do not have a choice to not transfer across to us.
I'm looking at the legal framework to share the data and under Schedule 2, I'm aware I can use the legitimate interests condition however from Schedule 3 I'm unsure as to which condition to use as we won't have explicit freely given consent. I'm assuming that the condition to use would be "Processing is necessary for the exercise of any functions conferred by enactment" as there is probably another Act that would allow this sharing when going through an acquisition such as this. Anyone come across this before and knows what Act that could be or am I barking up the wrong tree? The Data Sharing COP on this is a bit woolly (not that I'm expecting the ICO to know which Act).
Any help would be gratefully received.
Kind Regards
Kate
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