<div dir="ltr">Thanks, makes sense, very helpful.<div><br><div>So as a corporate body we are not entitled to find out who has complained about us. </div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,verdana,sans-serif;line-height:1.2em;text-align:center"><br>
</span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,verdana,sans-serif;line-height:1.2em;text-align:center">So when </span></div><div><span style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:arial,helvetica,verdana,sans-serif;line-height:1.2em;text-align:center"><b>The School Admissions (Admission Arrangements and Co-ordination of Admission Arrangements) (England) Regulations 2012</b></span></div>
<div><h4 class="" id="p00179" style="margin:0em 0px 0.5em;color:black;line-height:1.2em;font-family:arial,helvetica,verdana,sans-serif;clear:both;text-align:justify;padding-top:1.5em">Condition to be met before the determination of an objection</h4>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;color:rgb(73,73,73);font-family:arial,helvetica,verdana,sans-serif;line-height:18px;margin-top:0em;padding:0em;clear:both;text-indent:1em;text-align:justify"><span class="" id="regulation-24" style="letter-spacing:0em">24.</span> An objection may only be referred under section 88H(2) where the person or body making the objection provides their name and address to the adjudicator. </p>
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there is no obligation on the adjudicator to advise us of the complainant. </p><p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;color:rgb(73,73,73);font-family:arial,helvetica,verdana,sans-serif;line-height:18px;margin-top:0em;padding:0em;clear:both;text-indent:1em;text-align:justify">
Is there another route by which we can find out if not via the DPA/</p><p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;color:rgb(73,73,73);font-family:arial,helvetica,verdana,sans-serif;line-height:18px;margin-top:0em;padding:0em;clear:both;text-indent:1em;text-align:justify">
<br></p><p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;color:rgb(73,73,73);font-family:arial,helvetica,verdana,sans-serif;line-height:18px;margin-top:0em;padding:0em;clear:both;text-indent:1em;text-align:justify">Jul</p><p class="" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;color:rgb(73,73,73);font-family:arial,helvetica,verdana,sans-serif;line-height:18px;margin-top:0em;padding:0em;clear:both;text-indent:1em;text-align:justify">
<br></p></div></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 18 July 2014 18:36, Ian Batten <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:igb@batten.eu.org" target="_blank">igb@batten.eu.org</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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On 18 Jul 2014, at 12:24, jul kornbluth <<a href="mailto:jul@healthecard.co.uk">jul@healthecard.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> Hello<br>
><br>
> Another off topic question on the DPA if I may.<br>
><br>
> We have had a complaint raised against our school with the Schools Adjudicator. I am chair of the trustees. The School Adjudicator has powers virtually unchangeable, and has tied us up in knots and numerous meetings. The complainant has asked to remain anonymous.<br>
><br>
> The 2012 Admission Code, which is the Statutory basis of the Adjudicators investigation, states clearly anonymous complaints cannot be brought. ~ para 3.3.f) In the Notes it states that the person objecting must provide their name to the Adjudicator. Are the notes part of the Code, or am I entitled to find out under the DPA who this objector is e.g. a parent, prospective parent, member of staff, an unconnected outsider, or even a member of the governing body?<br>
<br>
</div>No. Because the Data Protection Act applies to individuals, not corporate bodies,<br>
and the board of governors are a corporate body (S.1(1) "“data subject” means an<br>
individual who is the subject of personal data;").<br>
<br>
It's therefore not relevant what document is part of what: a governing body, acting<br>
corporately, is not an "individual" and information about it is not "personal data".<br>
<br>
Even were that not to stop you, you can't use the DPA to find out about other<br>
people because of S.7(4) "Where a data controller cannot comply with the request<br>
without disclosing information relating to another individual who can be identified<br>
rom that information, he is not obliged to comply with the request unless" (either the<br>
subject agrees or would have no reason whatsoever to object, neither of which is<br>
likely to apply).<br>
<br>
The DPA is about data about _you_. It's not about companies, it's not about corporate<br>
bodies, and it's not about other people.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
ian<br>
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</font></span></blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br>Jul Kornbluth<br>Health eSystems Ltd (UK Company Reg. 5754837)<br><br><span></span><span></span><br>6 Dalston Gardens, Stanmore HA7 1BU<br>
Phone 020 8206 3500 Fax 020 8206 3501<br><br><br>e-mail <a href="mailto:jul@healthecard.co.uk" target="_blank">jul@healthecard.co.uk</a><br>website <a href="http://www.healthecard.co.uk" target="_blank">www.healthecard.co.uk</a>
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