It depends what they are doing. If they are acting on Council business within their remit as elected members they should be covered by the Council's notification. If they are acting on behalf of their political party, the party's notification applies. For anything else they will need their own notification. Leif >>> Data Protection Officer <[log in to unmask]> 09/27 11:20 am >>> Does each elected member need a separate DP notification?? Or is it sufficient to ensure they are under our notification? Fiona Campbell DP Officer Carlisle City Council _____________________________________________________________________ This message has been checked for all known viruses by Star Internet delivered through the MessageLabs Virus Control Centre. For further information visit http://www.star.net.uk/stats.asp %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%