Durant strikes again! The names of those investigating complaints are not
personal data
Just published on Hawktalk: <http://amberhawk.typepad.com/amberhawk/>
http://amberhawk.typepad.com/amberhawk/
The Information Tribunal has just adjudged that the names of three junior
members of staff who had a part in an applicant's complaint to the Financial
Services Authority (FSA) can be disclosed as part of a Freedom of
Information (FOI) request. The Information Rights Tribunal, following
Durant, concluded that the names of these staff were not personal data.
As every data protection aficionado knows, mentioning Durant is rather like
swearing in public, as its application can result in bizarre conclusions;
this Tribunal determination, I think, is one of these. So this blog explains
where I think the Tribunal went wrong and suggests what should happen with
such FOI requests....
If interested, follow the link
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