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issues <[log in to unmask]> wrote on 01/12/2006 09:05:41:
> I'd somehow expected the bell curve not to be as skewed towards the
"Less
> than 50%" area, but I suspect that may reflect FoIA commitments
as well.
> Any thoughts?
From my own experience I'd say that
in a large organization some functions (especially those that may involve
legal action) are devolved to "practitioners" lower down the
chain of command as it's the only way to efficiently keep the corporate
eye on the ball, and as this function is just an "additional duty"
there are no financial implications! We do have "big guns" in
Corporate I.T. and Legal departments of course who I go to if I'm out of
my depth with D.P. F.o.I. or H.R.A. but as far as I know they don't subscribe
to the list!
You're right about the FoI commitments,
nowadays I don't see much D.P. action because most people round here now
know how to play by the rules and also we don't get many S.A.R.s as by
and large we treat everything as FoI with just some extra security checks
if it's personal information that's requested, so the two roles tend to
merge into one in quite a natural and seamless way.
Phil Ogden
Regeneration Strategy and Planning Team
'Creating better neighbourhoods and confident communities'
6th Floor West
Merrion House
LEEDS LS2 8BB
0113 24 75630
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