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Model Protocol personal information request form

These pages are due to be updated. More up to date information on information sharing can be found in 'Delivering Community Safety - A guide to effective partnership working' and the Information Commissioners Code of Practice on Information Sharing.

Recommended format for disclosing information for the prevention and detection of crime and disorder.

Data protection implications must be considered before information is disclosed or transferred and all requests for information must be documented.

This information is disclosed after having received an appropriate request and with the understanding that the following points have been considered;

You must consider the following before requesting this information:

1. The objective of the request for personal information is to prevent or detect crime and disorder.

2. Failure to disclose the information would prejudice the objective.

3. The disclosure of the information is “in the public interest.”

4. The 8 Data Protection Principles have been referred to.

To (Named Individual/organisation requesting information):

Details of Information requested/Reasons for non-disclosure (delete as appropriate):

Disclosed information must be destroyed or returned to the originator, when no longer relevant to the purposes it was obtained for.

Not all information relating to an individual or incident must be disclosed, only specific details asked for or that which is directly relevant. If you are unsure of what information is required, contact the originator.

Supervisor/Designated Officer Approval:

Person requesting information: (this is the individual requesting information, who has the responsibility for using the information received in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998 principles.)

Last update: Friday, January 09, 2009