Potential Violent Warning Markers

Dear Sir or Madam,

I should like to know if the council uses Potential Violent Warning
markers (or similar description) against its citizens in any of its
databases. In particular if these markers are used: 1 how many
databases are they used in? 2 who is the senior nominated person in
the council who makes the decision that a person should have such a
marker added to his/her records? 3 what is the mean time to review
the presence of these markers, also what is the shortest and
longest times between reviews? 4 how many such markers are current
at the present time (or if a date is required, 1/9/08)? 5 how many
of the persons with such markers have you written to, to inform
them that a marker exists against their personal record? 6 if/when
you have written to them, on how many occasions have you explained
the reason(s) why they have a marker against their record?

Yours faithfully,

Wendy

Dear Freedom of Information,

The terminology I used was "Potential Violent Markers (or similar
description)". You say that you record "instances of threatening or
intimidating behaviour". I therefore clarify my request to read:

In particular if a record of threatening or intimidating behaviour
is kept: 1 how many
databases are they used in? 2 who is the senior nominated person in
the council who makes the decision that a person should have such a
record (of threatening or intimidating behaviour) added to his/her
records? 3 what is the mean time to review the presence of these
records (of threatening or intimidating behaviour), also what is
the shortest and longest times between reviews? 4 how many such
records (of threatening or intimidating behaviour) are current at
the present time (or if a date is required, 1/9/08)? 5 how many of
the persons with such records have you written to, to inform them
that a record (of threatening or intimidating behaviour) exists
against their personal record? 6 if/when
you have written to them, on how many occasions have you explained
the reason(s) why they have a record (of threatening or
intimidating behaviour) against their record?

Yours sincerely,

Wendy Worsley

Dear Freedom of Information,

I make no mention of fields in a database in my request, and
believe that the fact that you are using general notes within
computerised database records ensures that the following questions
- which I repeat - are relevant:

In particular if a record of threatening or intimidating behaviour
is kept: 1 how many databases are they used in? 2 who is the senior
nominated person in the council who makes the decision that a
person should have such a record (of threatening or intimidating
behaviour) added to his/her records? 3 what is the mean time to
review the presence of these records (of threatening or
intimidating behaviour), also what is the shortest and longest
times between reviews? 4 how many such records (of threatening or
intimidating behaviour) are current at the present time (or if a
date is required, 1/9/08)? 5 how many of the persons with such
records have you written to, to inform them that a record (of
threatening or intimidating behaviour) exists against their
personal record? 6 if/when you have written to them, on how many
occasions have you explained the reason(s) why they have a record
(of threatening or intimidating behaviour) against their record?

Your responses thus far (in particular that there is no senior
person responsible to make a decision that a person may have such a
record added to his/her record) suggest that you are unaware of the
Data Protection Good Practice Note in this area, a copy of which
may be found at:

http://www.ico.gov.uk/upload/documents/l...

Yours sincerely,

Wendy Worsley