A bit trivial compared to some on here, but just wondered ...
I went to a hobby related event at a local village hall last evening. The hall in is a small village, easily accommodates around 60/80 people at meetings/events, but has no parking at all. This means that anyone using the hall has to park on the street. Not surprisingly, the locals get a bit fed up with this as it means the main street and side streets immediately adjacent to the hall can get very congested. The hall is in use by clubs etc most evenings. The situation is made worse by the local pub - about 50 yards away - also having very limited parking.
The hall management committee have now decided to demand that all persons attending events at the hall write down their name, car registration and phone number on an "attendance register" by the hall entrance, so that if any vehicle is seen to be causing an obstruction, the owner can be contacted and asked to move it. They are particularly concerned about the need for emergency vehicles to get past unhindered (which is fair enough, of course).
Whilst I can see why locals might be annoyed by this situation, are they legally entitled to demand that people using the hall provide the information requested as a condition of using the place? How does this sit with data protection etc?
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Can they ask for this information (sort of parking related!)
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MrsExpo · 17/10/2019 13:46
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