How secure are your client files?

Posted by andy.partridge PM | on Thu, 20/12/2012 - 09:38 891 22 comments | report

A prospect I met for the first time this morning, an NHS employee, gave me a hard time when I left him alone for a few moments in a meeting room that contained client files. Theoretically, the prospect could have opened them and gleaned some personal information. I got quite a dressing down over this to the extent that the prospect claimed I had broken the law. Clearly security procedure within the NHS is of a higher standard than in my little practice, but have I broken the law?

What are your standards when it comes to client files?

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Think you have been a bit

marks | Thu, 20/12/2012 - 09:44

Well if you

Canary Boy | Thu, 20/12/2012 - 10:29

Probably

nutwood | Thu, 20/12/2012 - 10:36

You should have asked

B Roberts | Thu, 20/12/2012 - 11:14

Dodged A Bullet maybe.

Glennzy | Thu, 20/12/2012 - 11:41

Dodged a bullet indeed!

MissAccounting | Thu, 20/12/2012 - 11:42

Nosiness?

ShirleyM | Thu, 20/12/2012 - 11:45

DPA is breached

Alan Ferris | Thu, 20/12/2012 - 12:09

Agree entirely ...

Old Greying Accountant | Thu, 20/12/2012 - 12:15

Perhaps you should have asked

justsotax | Thu, 20/12/2012 - 12:17

I agree with the client

paulgrca.net | Thu, 20/12/2012 - 12:44

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adam.arca | Thu, 20/12/2012 - 12:55

Field day ?

B Roberts | Thu, 20/12/2012 - 13:01

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adam.arca | Thu, 20/12/2012 - 13:08

@adam...

justsotax | Thu, 20/12/2012 - 13:20

And then what would happen ?

B Roberts | Thu, 20/12/2012 - 13:24

I just knew I would get into trouble....

adam.arca | Thu, 20/12/2012 - 13:35

I have, in the past

nutwood | Thu, 20/12/2012 - 13:36

@adam....

justsotax | Thu, 20/12/2012 - 13:44

Seperate room

edward33 | Thu, 20/12/2012 - 13:47

I am just imagining

justsotax | Thu, 20/12/2012 - 13:53

I have ...

Old Greying Accountant | Thu, 20/12/2012 - 13:55