Comments on: Letting Agent recently disclosed my personal financial information to a friend. What about data protection? http://www.relifac.com/data-information-system/letting-agent-recently-disclosed-my-personal-financial-information-to-a-friend-what-about-data-protection Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:34:59 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: old.holly265 http://www.relifac.com/data-information-system/letting-agent-recently-disclosed-my-personal-financial-information-to-a-friend-what-about-data-protection/comment-page-1#comment-2863 old.holly265 Thu, 18 Feb 2010 13:09:59 +0000 http://www.relifac.com/data-information-system/letting-agent-recently-disclosed-my-personal-financial-information-to-a-friend-what-about-data-protection#comment-2863 It's an offence under the Data Protection Act 1998. The enforcement is done via the Information Commissioner and all details are available on the website (link below). I must point out, though, that this is low level stuff as far as the ICO is concerned and there is unlikely to be the swingeing prosecution that such action deserves. They will, however, still follow up any complaint.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.ico.gov.uk/ It’s an offence under the Data Protection Act 1998. The enforcement is done via the Information Commissioner and all details are available on the website (link below).

I must point out, though, that this is low level stuff as far as the ICO is concerned and there is unlikely to be the swingeing prosecution that such action deserves. They will, however, still follow up any complaint.
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]]> By: LILLY J http://www.relifac.com/data-information-system/letting-agent-recently-disclosed-my-personal-financial-information-to-a-friend-what-about-data-protection/comment-page-1#comment-2862 LILLY J Thu, 18 Feb 2010 12:24:59 +0000 http://www.relifac.com/data-information-system/letting-agent-recently-disclosed-my-personal-financial-information-to-a-friend-what-about-data-protection#comment-2862 There is always an ombudsmen for complaints. i can't remember the name off hand but i will have a look and add it.<br><b>References : </b><br> There is always an ombudsmen for complaints. i can’t remember the name off hand but i will have a look and add it.
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]]> By: Jojodrums http://www.relifac.com/data-information-system/letting-agent-recently-disclosed-my-personal-financial-information-to-a-friend-what-about-data-protection/comment-page-1#comment-2861 Jojodrums Thu, 18 Feb 2010 11:44:59 +0000 http://www.relifac.com/data-information-system/letting-agent-recently-disclosed-my-personal-financial-information-to-a-friend-what-about-data-protection#comment-2861 I think your first port of call should be the Citizens Advice Bureau who will be able to advise what steps you can take. What the letting agent did is highly illegal and does indeed break the Data Protection code. Make sure you didn't tick any boxes that would have allowed them to pass on details but even so they should not have done that.<br><b>References : </b><br> I think your first port of call should be the Citizens Advice Bureau who will be able to advise what steps you can take. What the letting agent did is highly illegal and does indeed break the Data Protection code.

Make sure you didn’t tick any boxes that would have allowed them to pass on details but even so they should not have done that.
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