The OU acts as a "Learning Provider" for the purposes of the Individual
Learning Accounts scheme.
Very recently, the scheme was withdrawn for students in England and Northern
Ireland and in an attempt to redirect student complaints, the funding body
in Northern Ireland have asked Learning Providers to supply them with names
of students affected by the sudden withdrawal of the scheme so that they
could personally write to them.
I am inclined to say no because we tell students that we make such
disclosures on the basis of requirement but since this was something
unforeseen, is it something we might do under the legitimate interest
condition?
Gail Waters
DP Coordinator
Open University
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