Can we complete a questionnaire if we have direct contact with the leaver after 8 December 2003?
If the institution has other direct contact with the leaver after 8 December 2003, e.g. they visit the careers office, the leaver can be handed a standard questionnaire to complete whilst they are there. However the guidance must be given that the questionnaire should only be completed if the leaver knows what they will be doing, in terms of work or study, on 15 January 2004, and are confident that their arrangements will not change. Otherwise they should not complete the questionnaire then, but wait to be contacted by the institution after 15 January. Relevant contact information can however be confirmed and if necessary up-dated at this stage. Institutions should ensure that the leaver is aware of the data protection issues highlighted in the collection notices.