I have received a query concerning. Our Council Tax database
(shared with other departments) produces mail merge letters.
Data sets retrieved by the mail merge not only includes name,
address etc, but also bankruptcy status of the data subject (if
applicable).
Other departments feel that to include this information on
all letters is at best insensitive.
Council Tax disagree and argue that:
*The information is in the public domain already (listed
by the courts and published in local papers etc.).
Thus it can be recorded on letters.
*Storing it within the Council Tax database makes it
easy to search/retrieve
I think that processing of such data in this manner is excessive and not
relevant.
Please give me your views.
Thank you
Iain Harrison
Contracts and Security
Leicester City Council
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