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Probably not an exemption issue, but finding a permitting condition and addressing fair processing requirements. 

Assuming its not sensitive personal data you will probably need to use Schedule 2 condition 6, with your public interest (whatever it is) being the legitimate interest, leaving you to deal with necessity /unwarranted prejudice (or human rights which should give same answer) and finally fair processing requirements of Schedule 1 Part II. 

Condition 5 may also be possible, but you may have difficulty in showing necessity for the purposes of the function, as opposed to desirability

If sensitive I guess you will need to see if it fits within the substantial public interest criteria of The Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) Order 2000 (and amendments), and if not the answer will be no.

 

----- Original Message -----

From: Bob Stanley

Sent: 10/23/12 08:08 PM

To: [log in to unmask]

Subject: [data-protection] Disclosure of personal data in the public interest


 
I should know the answer to this but I just need to seek views here by 
way of a sanity check. 

An organisation wants to pro-actively disclose some personal data 
because it is in the public interest to do so, but none of the DPA 
Part IV exemptions to the non-disclosure provisions seem to apply. The 
disclosure is for regulatory purposes but is not permitted by section 
31 because that only provides an exemption to the subject information 
provisions. Or does section 31 allow such a disclosure? 

If not, can anyone point me to the part of the DPA that does allows 
such a disclosure? 

Bob 

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