1. It is personal data.
2. As data controller you need the department to give you a better articulation of their request before making your judgement. (ask the department to quote the authority upon which they are basing it)
3. That they don't recognise what they are requesting as 'personal data' is sufficient to give pause.
Gerry.
Mr.G.Dane
University of Newcastle
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU
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>issues [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Gwenan Owen
>Sent: 11 November 2004 13:44
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>Subject: [data-protection] Sharing information with Local
>Council - what is personal data?
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>
>I wonder if I may ask for your thoughts on the following request which
>has been received from our local Environmental Health department.
>
>What they are asking for is that the University supplies them with a
>full list of those properties which are available for students
>to rent,
>not the names of the landlords just the addresses. The purpose
>being to
>ensure that properties are brought up to a safe standard for multiple
>occupation, and then noted as such on their particulars.
>
>My initial thought was "no way" this is personal data, we don't have
>consent so we shouldn't share the information. This was my response to
>the Council. However, they have now come back to me to say that they
>don't believe it is a data protection matter as they are only
>asking for
>addresses....
>
>any thoughts from other list members?
>
>thanks
>Gwenan
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