Anonymised respondent (Current Officer in Charge of the parastatal body)
No breach of the data protection act has been proved. DPO, October 2019. month-precision date
Summary
The complainant, a former officer in charge of a parastatal body, alleged that the current officer in charge had copied a letter about overpayment refunds, which included the complainant's salary and allowances, to parties with no involvement in the matter. The respondent provided valid arguments that there were legitimate grounds for those parties to receive copies, and the complainant was unable to demonstrate the disclosure was unlawful and detrimental beyond asserting it was intended to tarnish the complainant's reputation. The DPO advised the complainant to pursue a civil defamation claim and closed the enquiry with no breach of the Data Protection Act found.
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