Training Courses

Multi agency information sharing and Data Matching are issues which have raised grave concerns in the public sector of late. With the introduction of Contact Point, multi agency joint working, E-Government and Entitlement/Identity Cards this will be even more of a hot topic. Media stories e.g. Naming of Paedophiles, CRB Checks on teachers, the Soham trial, the Bichard Inquiry, the Climbie Report and the British Gas case suggest that there is widespread ignorance of the extent to which these activities can be carried out lawfully by public sector organisations and other agencies.

This practical course will guide you through the maze of legislation in this area and give you a checklist for compliance. This is an essential course for all those involved with information law and information management within the public sector. Our speaker is Ibrahim Hasan who writes and trains widely on this topic.

STOP Press: Have you read the Walport/Thomas report (July 2008) on Data Sharing?

"This is one of the areas of most confusion."

"Authorities involved in child protection complained that they couldn't get the information they need [from each other]. It's an area of a great deal of confusion."

Dr Mark Walport (Report Joint Author)