You may remember that I was interested in this code and its application
to the private sector. It's taken a while for my enquiry to get to the
top of the UKIC's pile, but here is the answer they sent me earlier today:
BEGINS:
One of the main motivations for the creation of the Code of Practice was
to address the increase in data sharing which is currently taking place
by bodies in the public sector. However, it was also recognised that
the sharing of personal information is becoming an ever increasing part
of private sector activity. With this in mind, the Code of Practice has
been purposely written so that it can be used by both public and private
sector bodies to establish their own personal information sharing
procedures.
ENDS
The question I have for us all is "Under what circumstances would we
envisage data being shared by the private sector with other
organisations, either private or public?
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