NHS Number

[Roland Perry]

In article <4D2B343C.5010900 at callnetuk.com>, Peter Mitchell 
<otcbn at callnetuk.com> writes
>>> I refused to give my NI number to an estate agent recently
>>  Did you manage to get them to tell you why they wanted it?
>
>The reply would almost certainly have been, "It's because of the Data Protection Act, sir."

No, but I could easily have used that as part of my refusal. In fact I 
relied upon the DHSS's (or whatever they are called this week) rules for 
use of NI numbers.
-- 
Roland Perry