SS possible breach of data protection.

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ExH breached his restraining order a few weeks back.
The police were contacted, he was arrested and fined in court for harrasment.
Ss were informed of this incident by the police, SS rang me and we discussed the incident, they were happy that i had acted appropriately and no further action was required.
I have today recived a phone call from ExH EXgf (whom he also has a child with and she also has a restraining order against him)
She stated that SS called to check that ExH was not having contact with their child (rightly so) but the SW then went on to discuss the incident that happend at my propery with this woman in great detail!
Is this part of SS protocol to share information about this incident with parents of their siblings?
AIBU to call SS and complain about how and who they disclose personal information to?

I would certainly ask the social worker to discuss policy, and any concerns you may have. I do think they have a policy of disclosing things if they think another woman or child may be at risk to warn them. I dont think Data Protection Law covers this. Its more about computer held info like names and addresses, phone numbers

Yes data protection law is relevant here.

The professional shared personal information about you without your consent.

I'd ring them up and discuss it with them and possibly raise with a manager.

Data Protections doesn't just cover computers, and certainly covers more than names, addresses, phone numbers, etc, but yes, worth a conversation about this with SS. They didn't need to go beyond asking if the Ex had been in contact.

Are you sure that the ExGF actually got all of the information from SS??

Could she have found out another way?

Thanks for the replies!
Exgf was aware as i had informed her soon after the incident that he was on the rampage, we do try to communicate frequently regarding the dc.
I think she is assuming that i have bought her into this, as even though she understands why SS would contact her to ensure their safety, There was a dv incident between (myself and EXH two yrs ago) where on the grand scale of things she should of been contacted by SS then but wasn't.

The professional shared personal information about you without your consent.

Consent is not the only way in which information can legally be processed, there are many others, however that doesn't automatically mean this disclosure was okay.

Please simply ask SS why they shared, what their reasons were, consent is unlikely to be the reason they're relying on. Administering justice of legitimate interests (ie her needing info to protect herself and her child makes it reasonable to share information about you) All of them are a tricky balance, and it's why you should talk to them with a more open mind than simply "you don't have my consent!"

It could of course just be a SW who is poorly trained and likes a gossip, but hopefully not. :(