Does the Data Protection Act not apply in Babergh?
I wonder when the LOs are going to put their details on the net for all to see.
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| Author: | JD [ Mon Nov 26, 2007 10:00 pm ] |
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Suffolk Free Press November 15, 2007 Check your taxi is fully licensed Christmas and New Year party-goers are being urged to ensure their peace of mind by only using licensed taxi or private hire firms for their journeys home. Babergh Council says information as to whether a driver, vehicle or operator is licensed can be found on its website, where a constantly-updated register is maintained by staff. The register includes licence details of all taxi and private hire vehicles, drivers and operators who are licensed across the district. Each driver's name and licence number is listed, together with when the licence was issued, the valid-from and expiry dates. For hackney carriage and private hire vehicles, the registration number, make, model and maximum number of passengers of each vehicle is also included. Babergh is promoting this advice via posters and leaflets which are due to be distributed throughout the district. Lee Carvell, principal licensing officer at Babergh, said: "Updates to the online register are made in real time - so whenever we make a change the website is instantly updated. "We would encourage everyone to plan ahead and organise their transport before they leave home, to help ensure a happy and safe festive season." He added that having ordered a licensed vehicle, revellers should always check to make sure the car and driver that picks them up is the one they ordered. "A licensed vehicle will display a Babergh-issued licence plate both inside and outside of the vehicle and a Babergh licensed driver must wear an identity badge at all times while on duty - and the number should be the same as the one referenced on the online register." To find out more, visit the council's website at www.babergh.gov.uk. ______________________ |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Tue Nov 27, 2007 5:41 pm ] |
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Does the Data Protection Act not apply in Babergh? I wonder when the LOs are going to put their details on the net for all to see.
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| Author: | edders23 [ Wed Nov 28, 2007 9:19 pm ] |
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Hmmmm I bet the local tax office is having a field day 
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| Author: | jimbo [ Thu Nov 29, 2007 12:56 pm ] |
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Sussex wrote: Does the Data Protection Act not apply in Babergh?
I wonder when the LOs are going to put their details on the net for all to see. So is it the Freedom of Information Act, or the Data Protection Act that applies? |
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| Author: | grandad [ Thu Nov 29, 2007 1:29 pm ] |
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Our council have all the details of driver badges and vehicles on their website. It comes under public registers. |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:06 pm ] |
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grandad wrote: Our council have all the details of driver badges and vehicles on their website. It comes under public registers.
And the sections in the acts that allow that pre-date the DPA. But it begs the question as to why a council would want to put our details up on the net. Who benefits? Certainly not punters, as they can simply check with the council at any time by the phone. Methinks it just a case of civil servants trying to be clever, giving it the big 'I AM'. When in fact all they are is clueless bunch of pillocks. 
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| Author: | Sussex [ Thu Nov 29, 2007 2:09 pm ] |
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jimbo wrote: So is it the Freedom of Information Act, or the Data Protection Act that applies?
If someone rang up your council and asked under the FoI Act what plate number Mr Jimbo drives, under the DPA they shouldn't give out any personal details. Unless of course your council don't know the law of the land. Which generally means most of them. 
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| Author: | Radioman [ Thu Nov 29, 2007 4:08 pm ] |
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All the information about drivers etc are on the Glasgow Council website including meetings of minutes and badge/plate applications. regards |
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| Author: | Sussex [ Thu Nov 29, 2007 6:47 pm ] |
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Radioman wrote: All the information about drivers etc are on the Glasgow Council website including meetings of minutes and badge/plate applications.
See this is a classic example of why councils don't know best. 
Half of councils when reviewing folks licenses do it in camera (private), whilst the other half open it up to the world. Same with the minutes of such meetings, many exempt them from being published, whilst many allow access to the info to all and sundry. It's got to stop, private info is private info, and has no place being published on a council website.
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