Bobby - I am a member of another list [log in to unmask] and I am sure you would get an expert answer if you sent your query to that list. Margarita Bobby Elliott wrote: > Can someone clarify something for me? > > > > Is it legal to store details about plagiarism cases on a computer so > that they can be referenced at a future date in case the same student > is caught plagiarising again? > > > > I've been told that the Data Protection Act prohibits this and > computers have to be wiped clean each year. > > > > Is that true? > > --- > Bobby > Mobile/SMS: 0781-064-7043 > > > > ************************************************************************* > You are subscribed to the JISC Plagiarism mailing list. To > Unsubscribe, change your subscription options, or access list > archives, visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/PLAGIARISM.html > ************************************************************************* ************************************************************************* You are subscribed to the JISC Plagiarism mailing list. To Unsubscribe, change your subscription options, or access list archives, visit http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/PLAGIARISM.html *************************************************************************