The default should always be on assisting the police - but...
The wall always goes up when the police are not prepared to do their
bit. Astonishing the effort some officers will put into 'not' completing
a form properly.
Involves more work I know, but pushing for a court order will
distinguish a genuine request from a 'try on'.
Yes, too much time and effort when a court order isn't really justified
- but, either way, you get the answer you need.
Gerry
Newcastle University
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>Roland Perry
>Sent: 23 November 2006 14:55
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>Subject: Re: [data-protection] Data Protection Act - Section 29
>
>In message <[log in to unmask]>, at
>14:26:48 on Thu, 23 Nov 2006, Legal Compliance at KCL
><[log in to unmask]> writes
>>I was wondering if many of the other organisations often receive
>>requests under section 29 of the DPA.
>>
>>If so, I would just like to see what your views are, and whether you
>>feel this moves some of the administrative burden for criminal
>>investigations onto the public sector. How appropriate do you
>feel this
>>is, that certain 'low level' investigations are undertaken by persons
>>who have otherwise nothing to do with the Police (I hope).
>
>The police will say it's all about "handing over evidence".
>Perhaps you'll have seen 1950's detective movies where they
>visit every tailor in a city to find out from their records
>who was sold the exact tweed jacket in which the murder weapon
>was wrapped when discarded. Modern life simply has more data.
>But you perhaps shouldn't hand it over unless you are sure
>it's because a specific enquiry needs it.
>--
>Roland Perry
>
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