§ Lord GARDINER asked Her Majesty's Government:
§ Whether they approve or disapprove of each of the 27 recommendations contained in the Younger Report on Privacy (paragraphs 45, 46, 48, 49, 50, 51 and 52), none of which are within the terms of reference of the Data Protection Committee or have been referred to the Law Commission or affected by the Consumer Credit Act 1974.
953§ The MINISTER OF STATE, HOME OFFICE (Lord Harris of Greenwich): The recommendations set out in paragraphs 45, 46 and 48 to 51 were addressed to bodies other than the Government. The bodies concerned have acted on most of them, and the Government have no proposals at present for legislation or other action on these matters. As regards the recommendations contained in paragraph 52, I would refer my noble and learned friend to the Answer to his Question immediately following.
§ Lord GARDINER asked Her Majesty's Government:
§ Whether they approve or disapprove of each of the 10 recommendations contained in the Younger Report on Privacy (paragraphs 52, 53 and 56) which require legislation.
§ Lord HARRIS of GREENWICH: The Government have under consideration the recommendations relating to private detectives and surveillance devices. Both present considerable practical difficulties, and the Government have not reached any final conclusions. The recommendation that there should be a tort of disclosure or other use of information unlawfully acquired will be considered in the light of the report of the Law Commission on breach of confidence, which is likely to be available later this year.