[open-government] Public dates of birth

Tue Sep 3 08:45:05 UTC 2013

 If you registered your son as turning 18 during the life of the
 register, his date of birth will appear as the date from which he is
 eligible to vote. Political candidates of course have access to the
 full register. 

> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 3 Sep 2013 08:52:04 +0100 (BST)
> From: ALEX STOBART <alex.stobart at btopenworld.com>
> Subject: Re: [open-government] Examples of dates of birth being
> 	published as	part of the public record?
> To: Bill Proudfit <bill.proudfit at gmail.com>,    Jonathan Gray
> 	<jonathan.gray at okfn.org>
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> 	EU Open Data Working Group <euopendata at lists.okfn.org>,
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> This is another possible entrant -
> 
> Our son is shortly to be 18 - the local Member of Parliament has written
> to him wishing him a Happy Birthday.
> 
> Does this mean his name and address and DOB is on a public list in
> Westminster that MPs can access ?
> 
> Who else might see this data e.g. researchers and can such a list be
> bought ?
> 
> Alex
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> ________________________________
>  From: Bill Proudfit <bill.proudfit at gmail.com>
> To: Jonathan Gray <jonathan.gray at okfn.org> 
> Cc: "open-government at lists.okfn.org" <open-government at lists.okfn.org>;
> mydata-open-data at lists.okfn.org; EU Open Data Working Group
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> Sent: Tuesday, 3 September 2013, 7:53
> Subject: Re: [open-government] Examples of dates of birth being published
> as part of the public record?
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