data protection and information sharing

Advising a school on the subsequent application under the Data Protection Act for sight of an allegation that a staff member had entered into a relationship with the pupil at the school a number of years earlier. We gave full support to the school, advising on the employment law issues and on the complaint by the staff member regarding the details to be noted on their personnel file.

Supported a group of schools in drafting a Memorandum of Understanding as part of the process of moving towards formal collaborations. The work has involved dealing with the sensitivities of individual schools who, whilst aware of each other in an informal way have not had the relationship of trust that includes sharing sensitive data for a greater good.

Ensuring DPA compliance when our client’s auditors raised concerns over their compliance with all the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998.

Advising a national public body on its policy in dealing with FOI requests. The client received confidential information alleging the misuse of public money and was concerned to ensure it was able to keep the identity of those providing such information confidential.