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As distasteful as this whole situation is it doesn't avoid the fact that the guilty party has legal rights despite what he has been convicted of.
 
If we as a society decide that legal protections (of whatever kind) only apply to innocent parties then I'm afraid we are all going to hell in a the proverbial hand cart (although obviously because of DP I couldn't confirm the names of who was on the hand cart at its departure :o) ).
 
That said I can see the benefit of a limited disclosure to the victim's family for no other reason than to satisfy their need to gain 'closure' on the whole incident and be satisfied that justice has been done but how that is managed is a whole other kettle of fish!
 
Lee

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From: Ibrahim Hasan [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 21 December 2011 19:30
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Subject: [data-protection] Data Protection and Rights of Criminals

The Evening Standard (so it's got to be true!) reports today:

"A couple have been refused the right to know if their son's killer has been allowed to stay in the UK, it emerged today.

The Home Office has told Wintworth and Lurline Deslandes they cannot be given the information about Saturday Hassan, who was given three life sentences last year for murdering their son Darren, 34, in order to protect the gunman's privacy.

They believe Hassan, 31, formerly of Sydenham, south London, to be a foreign national but have been told he must agree to details of his immigration status being handed over to their MP because he is currently guarded under the Data Protection Act."

http://twurl.nl/zbyy58

DPA/privacy rights trump the rights of a victim's family. Discuss.

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