Vets aren't allowed to practise if they are not on the
RCVS Register, so it's a professional necessity to be
on it.
Even if there is no Data Protection angle, as someone
said, it's a matter of courtesy to ask the vet whether
(s)he minds. (I did ask a vet once for another list,
and he said he'd rather not. My impression was that he
felt he was too inexperienced at that stage of his
career, so you can't take agreement for granted)
I still think the advertisement calling for
nominations should say you should check with the vet
before making the nomination
Sheila


--- Matt Creaney <asbru.rattery@...> wrote:

> Vet contact details are also freely available on the
> RCVS website,
> http://www.rcvs.org.uk , without prior registration.
>
> Matt
>
> On 10/1/06, Su Mitchell <su@...>
> wrote:
> >
> > Given that their details are publicly available by
> looking in a telephone
> > directory, I wouldn't have thought there'd be an
> issue.
> >
> > After all people can usually find out your name
> and address from the
> > electoral roll, and I don't remember giving
> express permission for this.
> >
> > Su
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > Date: Sat Sep 30, 2006 5:53 pm
> > From: "Sheila Sowter" sas24@...
> > Subject: Recommended Vet List
> >
> >
> > P12 of the latest issue of the magazine asks for
> Vets' details. It doesn't
> > say you ought to ask your vet if (s)he minds being
> on the list, and might
> > there not be implications under the Data
> Protection Act about how the
> > information is kept, even if the vet has given
> permission.
> > Sheila
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
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