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> We run a number of Health/Hospital/Nursing courses and each student is
> required to complete Police Check form.
>
> The problem as I see it, is the Police check form contains no Data
> Protection statement. All it says
> 'I understand that I am subject to a police record check etc...'
>
> My administrators have been told they are not allowed to alter the form in
> any way at all, only scan it in and print it off. Does any else agree
> that it should be quite clear what will happen to this information after
> the check is done etc.? Are police checks taken as read? These forms
> are sent to us by each NHS Trust who do not wish to discuss further?
>
> Any advice gratefulyl received, or if anyone if a member of the Police or
> an NHS trust on this list perhaps they woudl like to contact me directly
>
> Thanks
> Sally
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> http://www.sbu.ac.uk/cop/dpa/dpa.shtml
> http://www.sbu.ac.uk/dpforum/
> http://www.open.gov.uk/dpr/dprhome.htm
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I would love to know the answer to this. I was told that your new
statute makes it illegal to require someone to waive their rights to the
confidentiality of these records. In short, are you breaking the law and
exposing your institution to liability by demanding a waiver of
rights?Anyone have a view?
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