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Offline Jackiemh

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Hello
I have just received the forms from one of the charities involved in the British Home Children scheme as I believe that a relative of mine (bc1900) may have been sent to Canada.
They are asking for my personal identification ie drivers licence, bank statement, utility bill.
I get that under Data Protection laws, precautions have to be taken but do they really need my bank details etc for that?
Advice on this please
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Re: Advice re documents required when asking for information on British Home Child
« Reply #1 on: Friday 06 March 26 07:39 GMT (UK) »
Does it really say "i.e." = "that is", implying that they want all on the list, which will be a problem for anyone who doesn't drive? Or is it "e.g." = "for example", which means any one on the list will do? A utility bill is fairly innocuous security-wise. Most utility companies will send a one-off paper copy if you need it for identification, even if your statement is usually only online.

I see a lot of people these days who seemingly don't know the difference between "i.e." and "e.g.", and even when they say the former, they may really mean the latter.
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