If they had given a street/area you could presumably use the Electoral
Register or the phone book, but I would have thought if they only used an
email address to search their name for an address initially strikes me as an
invasion of privacy.
If you have an urgent need to contact this person then it could be
justified, but I think that you would have to consider the balance of the
necessity of contacting this person against the issues of an invasion of
privacy.
This is not an "authoritative" response - rather how I would consider it if
faced with such a problem.
Nick Landau
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From: "Cotterill Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 21, 2006 11:56 AM
Subject: [data-protection] Use of Council Tax Information
Apologies for another 'use of Council Tax' information.
We have received an e-mail in from a member of the public, basically
complaining about anti-social behaviour and our (and the Police's) apparent
lack of response in tackling the problem at a very local level.
We have tried to respond to the e-mail but due to one reason or another the
response can't be delivered.
I have been asked if we could investigate Council Tax records to see if we
can locate an address for the individual so that we can reply by mail to
them.
I am leaning to saying no to this (Local Govt Finance Act 92) but am mindful
that it cause more 'bad press' if we don't reply somehow. Is there anyway I
could use C. Tax data to allow us to respond?
Thanks
Steve
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