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Dear Mary I'm not sure how you managed to drive down that hill of yours today - I hope you are feeling better? Sx Mary Hutton wrote: > Joel, > > Yes please, I would like a copy. > > Many thanks, > Mary. > > Petrie, Joel wrote: > >> Paul, >> >> We get learners at first contact to sign a form saying, essentially, >> that they are content for us to pass any information they divulge to >> any staff member we consider to be appropriate in terms to >> potentially meeting their needs (essentially any institutional staff >> member). I'm yet to meet a learner who has been uncomfortable with >> that once explained in terms of SENDAct. There is no "document >> trail", just an initial consent to divulge. >> >> If anyone would like a copy of the form we use let me know. >> >> Best, Joel >> >> ________________________________ >> >> From: Discussion list for disabled students and their support staff. >> on behalf of Paul Hubert >> Sent: Thu 24/02/2005 18:00 >> To: [log in to unmask] >> Subject: Re: Students with mental health difficulties >> >> >> >> A data controller must be a "person" i.e. a legal person. This term >> comprises not only individuals but also organisations such as >> companies and >> other corporate and unincorporated bodies of persons. >> >> ICO Guidance p16. >> >> Tony, does that help? Otherwise I think we might get into something >> impenetrable here. Suffice it to say that if every individual were >> separately accountable for data protection (and required to notify), the >> Data Protection Act would be an unworkable nightmare. Suppose, for >> example, >> that every individual worker in a Disability Support Unit or a Citizens >> Advice Bureau had to have a client's consent before anyone else could >> see >> information about them - how would we manage the document trail?! >> (Especially bearing in mind that a case record could be personal data >> about >> the worker as well as the client.) The person who works on the next >> desk to >> you or another building on the same campus may be 'a third party' >> outside of >> work but fortunately the DPA doesn't erect unreasonable hurdles to >> working >> together. >> >> Perhaps if you're not convinced we should do this off-list (unless >> there's a >> hue and cry!) >> Paul >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Smith, Tony" <[log in to unmask]> >> To: <[log in to unmask]> >> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2005 5:14 PM >> Subject: Re: Students with mental health difficulties >> >> >> If passing information given by one person to another person is not >> "disclosure to a third party" I would love to know what is. >> >> Tony >> >>