8m children on secret database

November 13, 2012 by legitgov

8m children on secret database --One database is already used by about 100 local authorities 11 Nov 2012 A database containing the personal details of 8m schoolchildren is being created without parents' knowledge by one of Britain's biggest contractors to government. Information gathered by teachers on pupils across the country is being uploaded up to six times a day into a database called "One" that has been created by Capita, a company that specialises in providing IT systems. Documents seen by The Sunday Times reveal that access to the data -- which includes age, sex, address, academic record, absenteeism, special needs and bad behaviour leading to exclusion -- can be provided to thousands of other officials including police, NHS staff and charities.