NHS Number

[Roland Perry]

In article <AF705069-F66D-47D4-A316-011F09DBB265 at st-kilda.org>, Fearghas 
McKay <fm-lists at st-kilda.org> writes
>> Did you manage to get them to tell you why they wanted it?
>
>If you are renting a property and do a runner/stop paying rent - the landlord can go to court and get an arrestment on wages/salary via the NI
>number.

Why does having the NI number help? Surely he really wants the name of 
my employer - which I did give him. Although that's a small limited 
company with me as the director, so wouldn't help much in the 
circumstances you describe.
-- 
Roland Perry