HC Deb 11 April 1989 vol 150 cc452-3W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he intends to introduce regulations under the Local Government Finance Act that will allow charging authorities and community charges registration officers to use or disclose personal data for purposes other than those directly related to the community charge; and whether he will make a statement.

Mr. Gummer

No.

Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will list the uses and disclosures of personal data that can currently be made by charging authorities and community charges registration officers for purposes other than those directly related to the community charge; and whether he will make a statement.

Mr. Gummer

An electoral registration officer may inspect the community charges register of any charging authority. Apart from that no personal data collected for the purposes of community charges registers may be disclosed for any purpose unconnected with the community charge.