I think you could also argue that providing information that helps in aiding a possible prosecution would fall under 'prevention and detection of crime'. Just my twopenneth. Lee Gardiner Records Manager Department of Adult Services Wigan MBC x4140 or 01942 404140 [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Samantha Hill [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Wed 13 September 2006 11:04 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [data-protection] Section (29) Brenda Strangely enough I was looking at a similar question myself yesterday and if you look at the following link on the Information Commissioner's website, http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/library/data_protection/practical_app lication/co uncil_tax_-_secondary_use_of_personal_information.pdf the very last FAQ on the document seems to suggest that disclosure would be acceptable. Samantha Samantha Hill Information Disclosure Officer University of Portsmouth Winston Churchill Avenue Portsmouth PO1 2UP Tel: 023 9284 3642 E-mail: [log in to unmask] ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ All archives of messages are stored permanently and are available to the world wide web community at large at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html If you wish to leave this list please send the command leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] All user commands can be found at : - http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm Any queries about sending or receiving message please send to the list owner [log in to unmask] (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses using Sophos anti-virus software. www.mimesweeper.com www.sophos.com ********************************************************************** ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ All archives of messages are stored permanently and are available to the world wide web community at large at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html If you wish to leave this list please send the command leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] All user commands can be found at : - http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm Any queries about sending or receiving message please send to the list owner [log in to unmask] (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^