Hello
I agree with both views, and agree this is a continuing gray area of
intermediation. I would like to pose an additional question which
follows the author's question:
We all experience and take part in inter-agency information sharing
meetings, for example agencies conferences arranged to discuss a adult
or child if they are deemed vulnerable and where the lead (usually
either the health or social work LA) generates the min's and then each
carry out their respective task and feedback (writing/e-mail) the
outcome of their tasks.
I have a case where the LA has requested I do not disclose their
minutes/letters/file notes generated as a interagency intervention but
when asked part of the Act they wanted to apply to that objective they
could not find one. The information is data, is personal and sensitive
personal data and the data subject received a verbal update from the LA
but again as they have put in a SAR I am now in a dilemma on whether an
exemption applies or not?
Has anyone experienced this and would like to share their view?
Regards
Paula Tighe
Data Protection Compliance Coordinator
Risk & Compliance Directorate
OGL Services (part of Orbit Group Ltd)
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Paul
Whenever I have sent a response to a SAR I have always taken a fairly
pragmatic view on 3rd party data.
For example I wouldn't redact details of third parties if the requestor
already knew the information (and I knew they knew), for example meeting
minutes where the requestor and A N Other 3rd party was in attendance.
If the requestor didn't know the information I might still disclose it
depending on the context and its relation to the rest of any information
being released.
I don't think you can make a hard and fast judgement, like so much of
DPA there are umpteen shades of grey and how you jump is based largely
on the individual circumstances of the request.
Lee
Lee Gardiner
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Not particularly a response to Lawrence's contribution, but a general
one:
I think the DPA prioritises disclosure of third party material over
non-disclosure. As I read it, s.7 (4) says (paraphrased) that if the
third
party has consented to the disclosure you *must* disclose. If they have
not
consented (perhaps because you couldn't ask them, or were confident that
you
could predict their response, or that there were no possible legitimate
objections) you *must* disclose if it is reasonable to do so. If they
have
expressly withheld consent you must tread carefully, but even in that
case
it may be reasonable to disclose without consent.
If I'm right, and the test of reasonableness trumps consent, then a lot
of
subject access dilemmas become a lot easier.
I'd be interested to know whether I'm out on a limb here, or whether
others
agree.
Paul Ticher
0116 273 8191
22 Stoughton Drive North, Leicester LE5 5UB
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Sent: Friday, January 22, 2010 4:05 PM
Subject: Re: Third party permission to disclose
Dear All,
I have been thinking about DP and Access to records legislation. What
about
a situation where someone wants to see a file note created on their
account.
I will give two different scenarios. The first is social care, the
second is
benefits.
In the first, someone calls social services and expresses concern to the
care worker about a relative. They say that they are worried about how
the
relative's partner is treating them and concerned about that they are
being
cut off from their relatives. The phone call is noted and then entered
on
the social care file. Social worker visits the client. Client is told
that
someone has called expressing concern about her. The Client then becomes
upset because she believes her family (or someone) is meddling and
making
slanderous or libelous allegations about the partner and asks to see a
copy
of the file note to seek legal action on the allegations.
The second is a couple split up and the husband moves out. However, he
leaves no forwarding address and they remain joint owners of the home.
Council tax comes due and the wife calls the council and explains that
the
husband moved on on x date so council tax should be reduced or he should
be
pursued for his half. File note is duly created noting the date husband
vacated home. Husband is then pursued for his share. He seeks copy of
file
note wanting to know what it says and when it was entered. The content
is
simply that the wife informed the council that he left the home on the
date
nothing more.
Both have DP implications. In the first, I could see redacting the 3rd
party information and still supplying the information i.e. enough so
that
they cannot identify the source. In the second, the 3rd party is known
i.e.
the wife so I cannot redact that in any way that the applicant would not
know the wife submitted the material. For example, we have a note on
your
account showing you moved out on x date. What? Who told you that? I
want to
see the file note.
In the first I could proceed, but in the second would I be better using
s.7(6)(a)? Or have I over analyzed the second and it is something that
would
be routinely disclosable in any circumstance?
Any guidance would be appreciated.
Thanks
Lawrence
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