Dear All,
Our HR department has received a letter from another Local Authority which
gives personal identification details (names, addresses, n.i. no., d.o.b.)
about an individual and a message to the effect that if this person should
apply for any job whatoever with us we should call the named officer at
this LA. It give no reasons (it could be that they looking for the
individual or perhaps the individual is unsuitable as an employee) or
further details. On enquiring I am led to understand that this type of
letter is not a rare occurrence, that we have other such contacts on file,
and that some departments (childrens and adult social services
particularly) receive quite a number of such "warnings".
The letter was addressed to "all local authorities", I'd be grateful,
therefore, to hear about the approaches that other LAs are taking to
holding these kinds of records and how they justify doing so in DPA terms?
I'm sorry if I have missed this issue being raised previously. The ICs
office have no experience of this practice, I have checked there.
Many thanks.
Peter Rooney
Corporate Information Manager
North Somerset Council
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