In my authority (Wigan MBC) we don't charge for access to Social Care
records but generally charge for access to any information held by other
directorates. This policy applies to both staff and the public asking for
information.
In our experience charging staff a fee for access to their files often sorts
out those who are just trawling for the sake of it and those who have a
genuine reason to access their information. While this is not strictly in
keeping with the spirit of the law it certainly reduces the number of people
asking for information for no other reason than to cause myself or the
DP/FOI officer trouble!
Touching on Tim's comments of costs of complying vs. the costs of raising an
invoice etc in Wigan we don't raise an invoice, we just ask for the fee and
then bank it against the appropriate cost code ( and obviously confirm
receipt).
Lee Gardiner
Records Manager
Department of Adult Services
Wigan MBC
x4140 or 01942 404140
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-----Original Message-----
From: Kirsty Gray [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Tue 12 September 2006 17:25
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [data-protection] £10 fee for SAR
Dear All
Am trying to convince People Development (HR as was!) that charging our
current employees the £10 fee for SAR is counter-productive. They want to
benchmark against practice in other organisations before reviewing policy.
Would be interested in knowing whether you charge (a) the public at large
and (b) your own employees. Also intereested to know if you charge a fee
that is less than the £10 maximum.
Kind regards, Kirsty.
Kirsty E Gray
Access to Information Advisor
Commission for Social Care Inspection
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the corporate position of CSCI nor constitute legal advice.
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