Privacy and public confidence in Scottish public services: Draft Identity Management and Privacy Principles Consultation
The Scottish Government has launched a consultation seeking views on its draft Identity Management and Privacy Principles.
Background
People are often asked by public service organisations to prove that they are who they say they are - either to prevent fraud or to show that they are entitled to receive a particular service or benefit. The public want to know that public authorities and other organisations respect their privacy and recognise the harm which may occur if personal information is collected or held unnecessarily, lost or misused.
The Scottish Government has developed Draft Identity Management and Privacy Principles to help ensure that respect for privacy is central to the way public services prove identity or entitlement and to help public service organisations comply with data protection and human rights legislation. These draft Principles will enable public organisations to build on these requirements and to achieve good practice.
The purpose of the consultation, which runs for 12 weeks from 31 August 2009, is to seek views on the draft Principles. The deadline for responses is Monday 23 November 2009.
The draft Principles and details on how to give your views can be found at http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2009/08/PrinciplesConsultation
