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Brenda Pilott - Privacy Issues for Commmunity social Services

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PRIVACY ISSUES FOR COMMUNITY SOCIAL SERVICES

 

Brenda Pilott will discuss social service agencies' concerns with the Ministry of Social Development requirement that all community agencies receiving government funding supply personal details of all their clients.

Serious issues of privacy are at stake and the Privacy Commissioner in conducting an investigation into what MSD is proposing. ComVoices is also concerned that this requirement by the government may mean that people do not seek the services and support they need.

This matter raises issues about government collection and use of data on citizens, and about the relationship between the state and civil society organisations. 

 

Brenda Pilott is Chair of social service agencies collective ComVoices. ComVoices is a Wellington based network of national community and voluntary sector organisations. It was established so that sector organisations would have a more powerful voice at Government level and in the community.

 

When
March 30th, 2017 from  5:30 PM to  7:30 PM