At 14:31 22/11/2005, you wrote: >David Hawgood, who checked the Data Protection Act, reported: "I think >this means that a parish or a diocesan record office is exempt from data >protection provisions on baptism and marriage register information. I >don't think it means that others (such as ourselves) are exempt." >Does the SoG (or perhaps the FFHS) have any advice or guidelines on this >matter? Are there any official government rules? I totally agree with the other replies that GENUKI has nothing to fear from the DPA in this matter. There is absolutely no technical reason why Parish records should be suppressed. As always the only relevant criteria is one of common sense to anticipate who might be offended or disadvantaged. I would go further than David Hawgood to say that as parish and diocesan records are exempt, then so are others (such as ourselves) provided we have essentially the same purpose for publishing them. +Z_______________+Z_______________+Z__________________________+Z <www.adshead.com> Gordon Adshead Manchester Design Technology Beaumont House, 2 Goodrington Road, Handforth, Cheshire, SK9 3AT, England Tel:Fax:Msg:+44-1625-549770 Mob:+44-777-6145602 <gordon@adshead.com>