§ Mr. WatersonTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is the average time taken by the Data Protection Registrar to deal with complaints from the public. [110666]
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienThe Data Protection Registrar publishes information about complaints handling in her Annual Report to Parliament. Her 15th report, published in July 1999, records that in 1998–99 a total of 1,686 complaint files were closed. Of these, 38 per cent. were open for 0–3 months; 26 per cent. for 3–6 months; 19 per cent. for 6–12 months; and 17 per cent. for more than 12 months.