We regularly kick back such requests. Which is not to say we always ultimately refuse.
Once the agency have clarified their separate legal powers/duties (not the DPA) that give them the ability to request/demand, we will consider them..
Agree that these arrive with depressing regularity.
Iain Harrison
Information Governance Officer
Information Governance Team
Legal & Democratic Services
Resources Directorate
Telephone: 02476 833305
Fax: 02476 833395
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From: This list is for those interested in Data Protection issues [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Owen Thomas
Sent: 21 March 2014 12:32
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Subject: Re: [data-protection] Friday observation on why s29(3) forms need to be completed (paperwork makes due process work which means the law works :))
Others have made the valid point that it can be a range of bodies that fall short in the validity of their 'Section 29' or 'Section 35' requests and it's always been a bugbear of mine.
I'm actually in the middle of refusing a request from a national regulatory agency that cites Section 29 without giving the slightest clue as to whether it applies, as well as quoting some powers to inspect, sample and seize that are totally irrelevant to the information that's being requested.
This is not the first inadequate request I've had from the agency concerned and, I have no doubt, will it be the last. Sadly, the same can be said for a fair few of our statutory bodies...
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