In the Registrar's "DPA'98 introduction" on page 26 she clearly states
'where personal data consist of information recorded by candidates during an
exam they are excempt from subject access'
She omits to tell us about comments made on such scripts during the marking
process. At a DP seminar recently it was made quite clear to us by a lawyer
that :-
'DS cannot use their subject access rights to obtain a copy of information
recorded by candidates during their examinations. This would NOT EXTEND TO
INFORMATION WRITTEN ON THE EXAM SCRIPT after the exam, ie marker's notes.'
and finally in the Guide to DPA '98 issued by the Association of Colleges
it clearly says ' students do not have rights of access to their scripts
or any information recorded on them'
Before I advise all my academic colleagues of these regs and by that I mean
those issued by the lawyer I guess, (and that after 24th
October 2001 access will have to be given as it is now processing under way)
I would appreciate any views other members of this list may have!
Thanks
Sally
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