"Healy, Susan" wrote:
>
> I'd like to think you will remember that personal data are records for
> management in the same way as other records of your organisation and that
> you will consult with your records manager about retention periods ...
surely that will depend on how high you can stack the skips before they
fall over?
And does "in the bottom one of an 8 ton pile of metal skips" count as a
reasonable defence against failure to disclose?
John
> Susan Healy
> Public Record Office
> > ----------
> > From: Yuill, Allan[SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
> > Reply To: Yuill, Allan
> > Sent: 18 July 2000 11:53
> > To: 'DP Mailbase'
> > Subject: RE: Document Management & DPA
> >
> > If the Freedom of Information changes go through, local authorities will
> > still need to search through that skip. No structured storage rule for us!
> > :-(
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Gledhill [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> > Sent: Tue, 18 July 2000 11:39
> > To: [log in to unmask]
> > Cc: [log in to unmask]; [log in to unmask]
> > Subject: Re: Document Management & DPA
> >
> >
> > who said they were going to be destroyed?
> > surely a skip is just a large (unordered) filing cabinet?
> > john
> >
> > [log in to unmask] wrote:
> > >
> > > Duncan S Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > <<Whilst not exactly informative, it might bring a smile to your face to
> > know
> > > that a client of mine recently suggested putting all their records over
> > 1
> > > year old into a large skip; thereby neatly avoiding many of the
> > arguments
> > > about 'relevant filing systems' and subsequent subject access requests>>
> > >
> > > Aah, but what about appropriate security measures for the destruction of
> > > personal data . . .
> > >
> > > . . . they probably meant a large shredder!!
> > >
> > > Ian Buckland
> > > MD
> > > Keep IT Legal Ltd
> >
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