The form was agreed between the ACPO/ISP/Government Forum (now the Internet Crime Forum) and the ODPC (now the OIC). Details of the form and its use are on the LINX web site http://www.linx.net/misc/dpa28-3form.html Hope that helps, Andrew At 16:41 05/06/01 +0100, John Gledhill wrote: >My contacts in the police inform me that this is news to them! >John > >Chris Brogan wrote: >> >> Group, >> Section 28(3) DPA 1984 has been replaced by sect29(3) DPA 1998. I >understand that when the police request personal data from you it should be >in writing, signed by a police officer at least one rank above the >requesting officer, at least of the rank of Inspector. I cannot find this >mentioned in the DPA 1998 and am assuming that this is best practice as >agreed between the Commissioner and The Association Of Chief Police Officers >and faliure to comply could be a breach of the fairness aspect of Principle >1. If I am right surely this is a breach by the police and not me if my >notification includes the police as a recipient . >> Your comments are welcome. >> Chris Brogan >> >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >> If you wish to leave this list please send the command >> leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] >> All user commands can be found at : - >> www.jiscmail.ac.uk/user-manual/summary-user-commands.htm >> all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please! >> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > >-- > > >************************************************************** >* From Dr John M Gledhill >* personal email: [log in to unmask] >* Academic Registrar, Coventry University, >* Priory St. Coventry CV1 5FB, UK >* phone 024 7688 8336, fax 024 7688 8311 >* for general University email use: [log in to unmask] >************************************************************** > >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > If you wish to leave this list please send the command > leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] > All user commands can be found at : - > www.jiscmail.ac.uk/user-manual/summary-user-commands.htm >all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please! >^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ -------------------------------------------------------------- Andrew Cormack Head of CERT UKERNA, Atlas Centre, Chilton, Didcot, Oxon. OX11 0QS Phone: 01235 822 302 E-mail: [log in to unmask] Fax: 01235 822 398 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If you wish to leave this list please send the command leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] All user commands can be found at : - www.jiscmail.ac.uk/user-manual/summary-user-commands.htm all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please! ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^