We have these every 2 years in the NHS; there are statutory grounds for
us to comply (the National Audit Office who operate this initiative can
provide chapter and verse if asked). One thing you have to do is inform
those whose data is being disclosed - an onerous task as we have 12k
members of staff.
Nic Drew
DPO
Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust
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Sent: 08 August 2006 09:02
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Subject: National Fraud Initiative 2006/07
Morning all,
Just in case you are not familiar with the National Fraud Initiative,
the idea is that various public sector organisations submit the details
of their staff and the public that they work with (in our case as a
housing association, our tenant's details for example) to enable a large
cross referencing exercise looking for fraud. Examples of what they look
for is people working a second job on long term leave from a first job,
people claiming housing benefit with undeclared income, and people
working with false immigration papers.
Looking through the archives confirmed to me the relevant legislation,
but I confess I don't particularly like the look of it. I'm not terribly
keen, for example, on all my bank details heading out into the wider
world.
Anyway: the letter from the Audit Commission indicates that our
participation is voluntary, and it's likely that we will participate
rather than being 'volunteered' by the Housing Corporation, who are keen
on participation from as many housing associations are possible. It is
possible that I will be approached by staff and tenants wishing to
refuse their permission to disclose information about them, or seeking
to withold some of it. As data protection is kind of a sideline in my
job, may I ask what you would say to them? Is there anything we should
be wary of (any awkward experiences from those of you who've done this
already?)
***
In other news:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/08/06/police_data_leak_case/
To use Durant, or to not use Durant... I was never really sure anyway...
Joe Sutton
ICT Operations Coordinator
Somer Housing Group
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