Print

Print
I've encountered all of the above. The most common is the fishing exercise for far more data than is necessary or proportionate. Refusal almost inevitably results in a more targeted and valid request.

S29 is widely misunderstood - I've met orgs who think they cannot disclose unless it applies (wrong) or unless it is cited (wrong). I've also met police who think it is the DP equivalent of 'Open Sesame'. The data controller should always make a clear decision, even if they usually decide to comply.

Tim Turner

On Sat, 24 Sep 2016 at 21:59, Michael Bacon - Grimbaldus <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Bogus in what sense, Tim?  No grounds, faked, requirement not covered by s.29, something else?

I insist that the criminal legislation is cited, too many simply state s.29 DPA.  If no legislation, then a Superintendent counter-signature is required (that usually sorts it out, as the requestor doesn't know which golf course the Super is playing).

I will consider s.29s from any organisation that has powers of arrest or prosecution under criminal law.

M

On 23 Sep 2016, at 18:47, Tim Turner <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

Given the number of bogus S29 requests I have seen and been told about over the years, the idea of automatically deferring to the police seems to me to be an actively irresponsible thing for a data controller to do.

Tim Turner

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

Selected commands (the command has been filled in below in the body of the email if you are receiving emails in HTML format):

All user commands can be found at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm and are sent in the body of an otherwise blank email to [log in to unmask]

Any queries about sending or receiving messages please send to the list owner [log in to unmask]

(Please send all commands to [log in to unmask] not the list or the moderators, and all requests for technical help to [log in to unmask], the general office helpline)

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

Selected commands (the command has been filled in below in the body of the email if you are receiving emails in HTML format):

All user commands can be found at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm and are sent in the body of an otherwise blank email to [log in to unmask]

Any queries about sending or receiving messages please send to the list owner [log in to unmask]

(Please send all commands to [log in to unmask] not the list or the moderators, and all requests for technical help to [log in to unmask], the general office helpline)