I think he was being facetious. -----Original Message----- From: This list is for those interested in Data Protection issues [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Carolyn Howard Sent: 17 April 2008 14:56 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: [data-protection] School catchment areas Chris, Are you saying that those who have "nothing to hide" have less right to protection under surveillance laws than those who do have something to hide. What about their right to a private life? Carolyn Howard Solicitor Leicester City Council email: [log in to unmask] ext: 29 6498 tel: 0116 252 6498 (Office hours: Mon a.m./Tue/Thu) >>> POUNDER Chris <[log in to unmask]> 17/04/2008 14:32 >>> If you have nowhere to hide - you mean? ------------ And of course if the people being surveilled have nothing to hide, it shouldn't matter. Roland Perry wrote: > In message <[log in to unmask]>, at > 08:59:30 on Wed, 16 Apr 2008, Ibrahim Hassan <[log in to unmask]> writes >> It may well be fraud; it may be serious but the point is that, since that >> Investigatory Powers Tribunal decision in 2006 in C v the Police, it >> is not >> a valid use of RIPA and the powers to authorise directed surveillance. >> >> Local authorities can no longer use RIPA for surveillance involving any >> crime. It has to be a crime relating to the LA's core or regulatory >> functions e.g trading standards, environmental health etc. > > Why is providing schooling not a core function of a LA? It seems to come > within the scope as described in your article. eg This wasn't about > surveillance on a teacher who is simply "a form of employee" in pursuit > of some employment wrangle with the teacher, but a much more fundamental > function of the LA which is determining which children are eligible for > which schools. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ 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) ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ If you consider this email spam, please forward to [log in to unmask] This email is sent on behalf of Pinsent Masons LLP, a limited liability partnership registered in England & Wales (registered number: OC333653) and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. 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