Data Protection Queation.

[cassa333]

Hello,

I would like to know if it is possible for the teacher in a class to put the childrens names on party invites?

I understand that for security and data protection they cannot give me a list of names but if I give then the invites and they put the names on them and give them out how is this a breach of the data protection act. At no time will I see what names they have written and it will be up to the parents if they go.

The reason I ask is that I have 5yr old twins and they are in different classes and don't want anyone to be excluded or feel left out I have hired the play centre and want the two classes invited. However as they have only been at school a couple of months I don't know all the children's names yet.

The school have said they will let my two give them out at the end of the day without names on. I find this pedantic and bizzar to say the least. Originaly they said they would put the names on.

Is this a case of over zealous interpritation of the data protection act or are they just being difficult?

[geusswho]

In all honesty, I don't fuly understand what you are asking here...

It is NOT a breach of privacy however, to write peoples names on a party invitation...

If you ask the class teacher to put just first names on these invites, then there is no problem leagally - it all comes down now to weather or not the school is going to continue to be difficult on this matter...