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diff --git a/app/views/help/about.rhtml b/app/views/help/about.rhtml index 64f0becf6..e8f3ba748 100644 --- a/app/views/help/about.rhtml +++ b/app/views/help/about.rhtml @@ -467,8 +467,8 @@ to be public information.</dd> <dd> -<p>If you see any personal information on the site which you'd like us to -remove or hide, then please <a href="/help/contact">let us know</a>, +<p>If you see any personal information about you on the site which you'd like +us to remove or hide, then please <a href="/help/contact">let us know</a>, specifying exactly what information you believe to be problematic and why, and where it appears on the site.</p> @@ -478,12 +478,15 @@ requests to remove personal information which come from the individual concerned, but for sensitive information we would appreciate anyone pointing out anything they see.</p> -<p>We do not consider the names of officers or servants to be personal -information. We will only remove them in exceptional circumstances, -and only if an authority can first show they have taken steps to -remove the name from all publicly accessible parts of the Internet, -including the authority's own website. For such requests we require -confirmation from the head of the department in question.</p> +<p>We consider for various reasons that there is a strong public interest in +retaining the names of officers or servants of public authorities. We will only +remove such names in exceptional circumstances, such as where the disclosure of +a name and position of employment would substantially risk an individual's +safety. If you are such an official and you wish to have your name removed for +such an urgent reason, you must supply us with a request to do so from your +line manager. This request must demonstrate that a risk has been perceived +which outweighs the public interest, and must demonstrate that efforts have +been made to conceal the name on the organisation's own website.</p> <p>For all other requests we apply a public interest test to decide whether information should be removed. |