In message <00ab01c737d8$5d3b9d00$d1ad8f56@Nick>, at 12:34:41 on Sun, 14 Jan 2007, Nick Landau <[log in to unmask]> writes >The department cites an example of a family who had a total of 44 >contacts with government over 180 days trying to make the necessary >arrangements after a family member died in a road accident. > >Too often, says the review team, it may be legally forbidden to use >information other than for a single purpose." But I thought the DPA didn't apply to dead people? -- Roland Perry ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ All archives of messages are stored permanently and are available to the world wide web community at large at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/data-protection.html If you wish to leave this list please send the command leave data-protection to [log in to unmask] All user commands can be found at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/help/commandref.htm Any queries about sending or receiving messages please send to the list owner [log in to unmask] Full help Desk - please email [log in to unmask] describing your needs To receive these emails in HTML format send the command: SET data-protection HTML to [log in to unmask] (all commands go to [log in to unmask] not the list please) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^