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17:07:18 on Wed, 20 May 2009, "Bradshaw, Phillip"
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>-----Roland's Original Message-----
>>Will it avoid me, as a parent, from having to fill in the same "elfin
>>safety" form over and over again when one of my children wants to take
>>part in an off-site activity? If they want my details, or the GP's
>>details, they are all available on this system - yes?
> Roland's comment exposes the core dilemma we face. Everyone wants
>joined up approaches to e.g. (a)protect vulnerable children (b) notify a
>death once rather than 20 times to different Council departments, but in
>the current climate the public does not really (can you blame them ?)
>trust us to share their personal data responsibly AND SECURELY to enable
>this.
But my dilemma is slightly different - given that the system has been
imposed, will it be used to facilitate boring everyday transactions like
this? Or will it be like CCTV, where the product is of no use to the
ordinary member of the public wanting evidence of who bumped into his
car in the carpark.
Of course, for this particular purpose (of contacting parents and GPs)
the school could have its own local system (less easily compromised I
expect) but they don't.
--
Roland Perry
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