I *very* occasionally drive for work (once a year maybe).
I understand that under some Duty of Care law or somesuch, my employer is required to ensure that I have a valid driving licence.
My employer has chosen to outsource this responsibility to a third party - Intelligent Data Systems.
They require me to sign a data protection mandate which will allow them (IDS) access to my full DVLA records, and they will then store this (validity or licence & endorsements) in a database which my own Employer can then check.
I don't like the sound of this at all, and have refused to sign the data protection mandate. I have offered to provide a photocopy of my driving licence instead.
Am I being unreasonable? What would you do? I don't like the thought of a third party having carte blanche to access my DVLA records now and at any point in the future (they claim "whilst you are in employment with XXXX" but how will my removal from the database be enforced if I terminate employment?)
ps. I'm not normally a tinfoil hatter!
I understand that under some Duty of Care law or somesuch, my employer is required to ensure that I have a valid driving licence.
My employer has chosen to outsource this responsibility to a third party - Intelligent Data Systems.
They require me to sign a data protection mandate which will allow them (IDS) access to my full DVLA records, and they will then store this (validity or licence & endorsements) in a database which my own Employer can then check.
I don't like the sound of this at all, and have refused to sign the data protection mandate. I have offered to provide a photocopy of my driving licence instead.
Am I being unreasonable? What would you do? I don't like the thought of a third party having carte blanche to access my DVLA records now and at any point in the future (they claim "whilst you are in employment with XXXX" but how will my removal from the database be enforced if I terminate employment?)
ps. I'm not normally a tinfoil hatter!