Can I share a copy of a reference with a candidate?

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As the employer receiving this information, you have a duty of care to protect the referee, but also consider the request from the individual to see what information we received about them.

If the reference had come from an organisation like Tesco, and was signed simply as ‘References Team’, then you would probably make the judgement to share the reference in full of the individual.

However, if the reference is provided by a named individual, who might suffer consequences of you sharing the reference in full of the individual, then you would probably make the judgement not to share.

If you feel it is necessary to share the reference, you could disclose the contents of the reference, but not the referee’s name.

Please note, we are not employment law experts. It may be wise to seek legal advice before deciding regarding these types or query.

We cannot make this choice for you as we are the DATA PROCESSER, and you are the DATA CONTROLLER.

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