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Preventing Records from Being Accessed Out Of Stake

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kevinlr
New Member
#1
I have a family in the ward that is divorced and seeking to prevent their current contact information being found from clerks outside the stake. Is that possible? They are ok with the current ward and stake having the contact info but wants to prevent extended family (ex family technically) from pulling their new address and phone numbers. They were previously found through a well intentioned clerk and a story apparently.

Does the move restriction prevent them from being found or just put a flag on it once it is found so they can see it but can't pull it in?
russellhltn
Community Administrator
#2
As far as I know, as long as they're not in a calling that would show on the CDOL, I don't think clerks outside of the stake can see their information.

I'd think any restriction like that would have to go though support. I'd contact them to see what they can do.
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lajackson
Community Moderators
#3
kevinlr wrote:They were previously found through a well intentioned clerk and a story apparently.
I think your best approach would be to let your current bishopric and ward clerks know that this has been a problem and that they should not give out any information concerning the family. I think I would speak with the bishop.

Russellhltn is correct that those outside the stake cannot see the information. A clerk must have helped.
scgallafent
Church Employee
#4
russellhltn's answer is correct. A clerk outside the stake can't see the family's current information. Even if that clerk were to move their records into the ward, he wouldn't be able to see the former address on the records. That would reveal the ward the records came from, which provides some geographic information.
russellhltn
Community Administrator
#5
russellhltn wrote:as long as they're not in a calling that would show on the CDOL,
Currently, such callings would be ward bishopric, including the executive secretary and clerks. Likewise at the stake level.

At one time, I think neighboring stakes could see more, but that seems to have changed. However, I haven't tried searching by name. I don't know of any names to try with.
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jonesrk
Church Employee
#6
russellhltn wrote:
russellhltn wrote:as long as they're not in a calling that would show on the CDOL,
Currently, such callings would be ward bishopric, including the executive secretary and clerks. Likewise at the stake level.

At one time, I think neighboring stakes could see more, but that seems to have changed. However, I haven't tried searching by name. I don't know of any names to try with.
Rights in CDOL to see those other positions are fairly restricted. The stake can see them for the wards under them and wards can see their own, it has never been broader than that.