If I recall the original question was regarding Freedom of Information -
hence the strapline - this discussion deserves to be in the FoI group - not
the Data Protection Group.
I was able to ask under FoI having given my name for anything that contained
my name (emails mainly) regarding rubbish collection. Now clearly A N Other
cannot prove that they are a person who is resident at a particular
premises - and that would limit them asking for information under FoI which
related to themselves.
As Andrew Charleswood (I hope that I have got the name right) has pointed
out this is not personal information under DPA.
Nick Landau
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From: "Donald Henderson" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 12:39 PM
Subject: Re: [data-protection] Anonymity when making FOI requests of your
own organisation
We need to remember that DP principles apply to the processing of the
personal information involved (i.e. the identity of the applicant). Can
the information requested be gathered without knowing the applicant's
identity ? - in virtually every case the answer is going to be "yes", in
which case no-one "needs" the personal information so they shouldn't get
it.
Donald Henderson
Information Compliance Manager
Perth & Kinross Council
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Graeme Hawley
Sent: 30 May 2006 10:56
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Subject: [data-protection] Anonymity when making FOI requests of your
own organisation
Hi,
What is the score when an employee makes an FOI request of their own
organisation? I am the FOI officer at our organisation, and have
received
a request for info from a member of staff. They have supplied their
name
and email address. I am pretty sure that in gathering the information
for
this, senior management will ask who this has come from. There isn't
usually a problem when it is external, and I can say something like "a
jounalist from the Telegraph", but it will be clear from the nature of
the
question that this has come from inside. Despite being the FOI officer,
a
request made for information isn't made personally to me, but rather to
the
organisation. I am just the guy that handles them. However, in order
to
satisfy the request, there is no need for anyone else to know the
identity
of the applicant. On the other hand, the organisation itself has
received
this request, so who am I to say who else in the organisation should or
shouldn't know? I feel that if the management knew the identity of the
applicant it may cause awkwardness for them (damage and distress).
Does anyone have any suggestions. In order to withhold the member of
staff's name I think I need some sort of refernece from the DPA. FOISA
doesn't say anything about this.
Cheers
Graeme
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