§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Employment what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of her Department's arrangements for consulting the Data Protection Registrar during the planning stage of any initiative involving the collection, use or disclosure of personal data; and if she will make a statement.
§ Mr. McLoughlinIn the Employment department group instructions have been issued that the Data Protection Registrar should be consulted on proposed legislation which might affect, or be affected by, the Data Protection Act. Such proposals and other planned initiatives are notified to the data protection co-ordinator who consults the Data Protection Registrar as appropriate.