Information Sharing and the DPA
OpinionWire Articles
Sarah Burnett - Published 23/08/2007
As information sharing moves higher up the Government agenda for improving and modernising public services in the UK, confusion abounds amongst the sector on sharing personal data. On the one hand they have the information-sharing requirements of the likes of the Bishard enquiry and the Varney report, and on the other the legal implications of the Data Protection Act (DPA). The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has, apparently, been forced to act in response to the large number of queries that it r…
