HC Deb 06 July 1992 vol 211 c35W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many subject access requests were made under the Data Protection Act 1984 to the Metropolitan police last year; and what proportion were made to criminal records.

Mr. Charles Wardle

There were 1,623 subject access applications in 1991. Of these 1,576, or 97 per cent. were made to criminal records.