Interesting point there Lynn but when I checked with the ICO and explained it was in response to a written request from a solicitor I was told the LLP would apply as it was covered by that solicitor's request Kevin Giles KPG Professional Services 51 Unity Terrace Perth PH1 2BG Tel: 07413 934228 Web: http://www.kpgprofessionalservices.co.uk ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ==== PLEASE NOTE ==== This email is for the intended recipient only and is confidential. If this email has been misdirected, please let the sender know and delete it. Any disclosure, copying, distribution is prohibited. Although we take great care to protect our network from computer viruses, we accept no responsibility for mail-borne viruses and recommend that you scan the email and its attachments. If you do find any virus please let us know so that we may take appropriate action. For the legal protection of our business any email sent or received by us may be monitored or intercepted. ==================== On 12/07/2011 09:10, Lynn Wyeth wrote: > We checked this out with the ICO some time ago and no, it doesn't apply to foia and dp officers. Even if we get our Masters in Law for Nortumbria, we don't count. It has to be a qualified legal person e.g. solicitor. > > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > All archives of messages are stored permanently and are > available to the world wide web community at large at > http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html > If you wish to leave this list please send the command > leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] > All user commands can be found at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm > Any queries about sending or receiving messages please send to the list owner > [log in to unmask] > Full help Desk - please email [log in to unmask] describing your needs > To receive these emails in HTML format send the command: > SET data-protection HTML to [log in to unmask] > (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ All archives of messages are stored permanently and are available to the world wide web community at large at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html If you wish to leave this list please send the command leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] All user commands can be found at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm Any queries about sending or receiving messages please send to the list owner [log in to unmask] Full help Desk - please email [log in to unmask] describing your needs To receive these emails in HTML format send the command: SET data-protection HTML to [log in to unmask] (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^