> Are we obliged
> to confirm that the teacher did work at the school on the dates in
> question? ...I suppose that being a HeadTeacher, you would expect
> that information to be in the public domain but as this was a
> considerable number of years ago do we as a public authority have
> a duty to disclose......
Certainly no requirement to confirm under English DPA. The
exemptions for journalistic purposes are there for the data
controller to use at their discretion. They do not give a right
for a journalist to have data about individuals. I would
certainly not supply the information under the circumstances
outlined.
John Hitches
Kingston University
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