Gas Safe for Eternity

[Deleted member 2053]

Very distressing article in the news today about Capita's schools information management system sending a letter to the parents of a recently deceased teenager demanding their daughter improve her attendance at school OR ELSE.

Seems that this closes what may have been the last avenue of escape from the gas safe register!

 

[migoplumber]

oh dear. sad.

lets hope this is computer error, they happen...

but lets give them a chance as gas safe. we can judge them in a couple of months
otherwise a return to corgi. no ta.

shaun

 

[Deleted member 2053]

I spent 30 years in the computer industry, and there is no such thing as a computer error. Only errors made by the people that write or manage the systems. But as you say, let's give Capita a chance. We haven't really much alternative.

 

[stevetheplumber]

this sort of thing is always gonna happen with computerised system which are designed for handling massive amounts of accounts billing notification etc
who would think of cross referencing deceased school children against there mail out lists
no one can forsee every eventuallity
this country is being run by lawyers and accountants nowadays we used to insure against accidents now we insure against liability the word accident should be removed from all dictionaries as there is now no such thing someone is almost always deemed liable