Is the time during which a public official travels from their home to a
meeting covered by council insurance?
The answer to that question would probably assist in ascertaining if the
public officials travel in their own time or in time which counts as work
time. If the answer is they travel in their own time, the council would not
be a data controller of any of the relevant data, unless it is required to
be recorded as part of their public duties, or recorded on any CCTV cameras
the council is the controller of.
If an irregularity affecting their public duties has arisen, the relevant
regulative body should investigate using their powers within the limitations
placed upon them for such investigations.
Ian W
> -----Original Message-----
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> issues [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of
> Lawrence Serewicz
> Sent: 14 November 2005 13:51
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Ride share companion question
>
>
> Dear Group,
> I apologize for the cross posting of a Monday morning
> question to start
> the week.
>
> A public official, Councillor X, attends a meeting every
> couple of months
> and claims some travel expenses. Every so often the
> Councillor X shares a
> ride with other public officials, Councillors Y and Z, from
> the council
> as well as a Councillor A who represents a different council.
> Someone
> writes in and wants to know who Councillor X shared rides with to the
> meeting. My questions are the following:
>
> 1. If Councillor X kept a list of the people they shared a ride with,
> would this be personal data for the 3rd parties (Cllrs Y, Z
> and A. (the
> ride companions)).
> 2. If Councillor X has kept a list, ( for example to keep
> track of who
> they owe a ride to in the future), have they violated data protection
> principles by not informing the ride companions that they
> were compiling
> this list?
> 2.If the public official did not keep a list of people they
> shared a ride
> with, but could recall the names of a few people, would that
> information,
> once written down, constitute personal information for the
> 3rd parties?
>
> In sum, does the whole question come down to whether or not
> they recorded
> the names, because if they are not recorded, then they would
> not need to
> be disclosed under FOI and the DP issues would not arise?
>
>
> Any thoughts or comments would be appreciated.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Lawrence Serewicz
>
> Lawrence W. Serewicz
> Scrutiny Manager
> Management Support Unit
> Wear Valley District Council
> 01388-761-985
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