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Originally Posted by sean43
"There is a serious issue here about the fact that some constituents' correspondence to MPs is being released by, for instance, local authorities - despite the 'protections' which supposedly exist under the Data Protection Act. If people can't go to their MP and guarantee that their problems will be kept confidential, the whole principle of what MPs are actually for goes out the window.
In politics generally we need to step back from the discussion which takes place about our governance exclusively through the lens of the media and entertain the idea that all our MPs are not arrogant and out to be above the law but have serious issues to contend with."
Got that response from local mp.
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"supposedly" is perhaps the key word in that response for me. That implies that those protections do not exist in which the Data Protection Act should be amended. Alternatively & more likely in my opinion is that some local authorities are failing to adhere to the act. There are examples where public authorities have wrongly used the DPA to restrict the release of info so it makes sense there are instances where they have done the opposite. If state officials are breaking the DPA they and/or their employer should be sanctioned where appropriate. A brand new law is certainly not the answer. Presumably your MP voted in favour of the bill? If not would you be able to tell us who he/she is?