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At the JISC conference last week, the Assistant Data Protection Registrar made specific reference to "risk markers" in his presentation. He said that such markers can be withheld "to the extent that this is required in the interests of the risk assessment system". This could be done under s29, Exemptions for Crime and Taxation ... (1)(a) and (3). Anne Kipling Information Security Officer Oxford Brookes University > I am looking into the use of violent warning markers at South Ayrshire > Council, from a data protection viewpoint. They have been in use for > some time within a few departments but the data protection > implications have never been fully assessed. We are also talking about > a more central file so that if one service (eg social work) has a > problem and makes a record, another service (eg Environmental Health) > could be forewarned prior to any visit. Obviously there are DP issues, > but I can find no specific reference within the guidance documents > that I have. Any general experience or pointers would be gratefully > received. > > Tommy Kennedy > Systems Security Administrator > South Ayrshire Council > > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%