§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for Defence to what investigations his Department has been subject by the Data Protection Registrar in relation to a suspected breach of a data protection principle; if he will summarise the nature of each complaint and state when the complaint was made; and what remedial action was taken by his Department to ensure future compliance with the principle subject to the investigation.
§ Mr. AitkenSince the office of the Data Protection Registrar was established, 10 complaints have been received against the Ministry of Defence as follows:
Complaint Type Number Received Date Received Principle 3 1 3 December 1990 Principle 5 2 9 November 1988 14 June 1992 Principle 7 5 15 December 1987 21 March 1988 21 November 1988 24 August 1989 8 August 1990 Principle 8 1 3 November 1989 Section (5) 1 1 2 April 1990 None of these cases required any significant remedial action by this Department.