Huntley and British Gas Cases Lead to Clarification of Data Protection Law

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New measures from the Information Commissioner, Richard Thomas, aim to help organisations interpret the Data Protection Act, recently cited by the police as the reason for failing to keep details on Ian Huntley and by British Gas for failing to alert social services to vulnerable pensioners.

Humberside Police

In December, Humberside police blamed the Act for their failure to keep details of nine separate allegations against Ian Huntley, the convicted murderer of schoolgirls Holly Wells and ... (819 more words)

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