Visitor Management Records

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Dear Argyll and Bute Council,

Do you currently record details of visitors attending your council offices?

If so…

What details do you record? E.g. name, company name, who they’re visiting, etc.
Do you do this electronically or on paper?
How long are the details kept?
Is your method of visitor recording GDPR compliant?
How much per annum does the visitor recording method you use cost the council?

Do you currently record details of staff attending your council offices?

If so…

What details do you record? E.g. name, employee number, job title, etc.
Do you do this electronically or on paper?
How long are the details kept?
Is your method of visitor recording GDPR compliant?
How much per annum does the staff recording method you use cost the council?

Yours faithfully,

Elton Sanders

Administrator, Argyll and Bute Council


Dear Elton Sanders

Request for information: Freedom of Information request - Visitor
Management Records

Thank you for your information request which we have logged as reference
argyllbuteir:10262.

It has been passed to the relevant service(s) for attention and you should
receive a response under either the Freedom of Information (Scot) Act 2002
or the Environmental Information (Scotland) Regulations 2004 by 2019-07-08
00:00:00.

Please quote the reference number above in any correspondence you may have
with the Council in regard to this request.

Regards

FOI Officer

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personal information will be handled, and your rights under data
protection legislation.

Sinclair, David (Risk Management Assistant), Argyll and Bute Council

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Dear Mr Sanders

 

Request for information: Freedom of Information request - Visitor
Management Records

Reference: argyllbuteir:10262.

 

I refer to your request for information which was dealt with in terms of
the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (FOISA).

 

What details do you record? A fire register for visitors is kept this
records a visitor pass number, the visitors name, the department they are
visiting, a car registration number, arrival time and departure time

Do you do this electronically or on paper? Only paper records are kept

How long are the details kept? There is no specific guidance on how long
there records are kept however after checking with our Customer Services
Team they are usually kept for a week in a secure filing system before
being shredded

Is your method of visitor recording GDPR compliant? Yes

How much per annum does the visitor recording method you use cost the
council? I have to advise that the information you requested is
information not held by the Council and as such I must refuse your request
in terms of Section 17 of FOISA.

 

However, in line with the duty placed on the Council in terms of Section
15 of FOISA, I can advise that we do not specifically record this
information.

 

Do you currently record details of staff attending your council offices?
as above any member of staff visiting an office that they are not based in
is required to sign in on the fire register for visitors

 

If so…

 

What details do you record? A fire register for visitors is kept this
records a visitor pass number, the visitors name, the department they are
visiting, a car registration number, arrival time and departure time

Do you do this electronically or on paper? Only paper records are kept

How long are the details kept? There is no specific guidance on how long
there records are kept however after checking with our Customer Services
Team they are usually kept for a week in a secure filing system before
being shredded

Is your method of visitor recording GDPR compliant? Yes

How much per annum does the visitor recording method you use cost the
council? I have to advise that the information you requested is
information not held by the Council and as such I must refuse your request
in terms of Section 17 of FOISA.

 

However, in line with the duty placed on the Council in terms of Section
15 of FOISA, I can advise that we do not specifically record this
information.

 

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Yours sincerely

 

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