But what sort of debt ? What if someone owed 29.99 to the Readers Digest for
a box of CDs ?
Brenda Scourfield
Team Leader
I.T. Division
Pembrokeshire County Council
County Hall
Haverfordwest
SA61 1 TP
Tel 01437 775380
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Broom, Doreen [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 17 November 2004 11:58
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [data-protection] Council Tax Debt Recovery
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> And remember to involve the Unions on any negotiations....we did and
> enclosed a letter in staff payslips notifying that no employee could have
> a debt and include on any future personnel application forms.
> Doreen
> Doreen Broom
> Access to Information Officer
> Scottish Borders Council
> Tel: 01835 826516
> Fax: 01835 825041
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [log in to unmask] [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: 16 November 2004 10:31
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: Council Tax Debt Recovery
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> Yes, some do. They cite the "public interest" argument and they
> have been
> advised by the ICO to include it in employee contracts. If
> individuals are
> unaware of the process, it can still be seen as "unfair" despite
> the public
> interest justification.
>
> When staff are informed of the council's policy and they have any
> objections,
> they can raise these with auditors or the manager authorising the
> data
> matching. Problems can arise where families are splitting or
> where the debt arises
> from one partner failing to pay and this is unknown by the person
> responsible
> for the debt.
>
> As the processing is unlikely to qualify for an exemption under
> s29, because
> it is really a fishing trip, the DPA Principles must be adhered
> to. The
> matching will only identify the debtors, not aid recovery - the
> council must also
> have a policy on how it will recover the debt once the staff have
> been
> identified. It would be easy to use other processes to aid the
> recovery process -
> such as deduction from salary - but this would probably be
> illegal, the proper
> court process should be used instead (attachment of earnings). If
> the contract
> clause is in place, it might be seen as a disciplinary matter and
> the
> employee's continued employment could be at risk.
>
> Ian B
>
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> Ian Buckland
> Managing Director
> Keep IT Legal Ltd
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> In a message dated 16/11/04 10:01:46 GMT Standard Time,
> [log in to unmask] writes:
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> > Am interested in list views and experiences on a Local Authority
> wanting
> > to data match it's employee payroll data against that of its
> Council Tax
> > debtors, with the aim of recovering said debt.
> >
> > Do other local (billing) authorities do this?
> >
> > If so, under what powers / processes.
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