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I question your assumption that Councillors could not be sources or disclosures. in fact I would have thought that in order to carry out their duty to their constituents they would have to be both. Whether, in any particular circumstances, they are covered by a particular purpose is a different matter. The disclosure you envisage would be likely to create the offence of unlawful obtaining by the councillor and unlawful disclosure by the employee. ---------- > From: Leif Wilks <[log in to unmask]> > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Disclosures to Elected Members > Date: 12 May 2000 15:01 > > Group > > The following situation is, of course, purely hypothetical, but possibly some of you may have given some thought to it. > > The Data Protection registration of Apennine District Council does not include elected members in the list of sources and disclosures (and I would assume that they never could be). > If Councillor X intimidates Council employee A into disclosing personal information, without the knowledge or authority of the data subject, is this obtaining without the consent of the data controller and therefore an offence? Has the employee committed an offence or is it the Council? > > Any thoughts? > > Leif > > %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%