The complainant's name and the complaint details may be disclosed to the business complained about by consent. This information is not usually disclosed to other persons or organisations. The records relate to approximately 2,400 files and are stored in paper files and on computer. A register of interests is held in accordance with s103 of the Living Marine Resources Management Act 1995. The Registers may contain the names, signatures, dates of birth and addresses of individuals.
All registers are available for public search on payment of a fee.
The purpose of these files is to hold correspondence received in relation to individual Registers. The personal information on these records relates to the writers of the letters and, subject to the content of the letter, may contain their names and addresses. This information is not usually disclosed to other persons or organisations. All staff have access to the information. The information is held in approximately 120,000 files in paper and electronic format.