Charter of Fundamental Rights (Hansard, 10 January 2002)

HC Deb 10 January 2002 vol 377 c1025W 1025W

§ Norman Baker
To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what recent assessment he has made of the compatibility of the provisions within the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 permitting the blanket retention of data with the European Union Charter of Fundamental Rights. [25817]

§ Mr. Blunkett
[holding answer 9 January 2002]: The provisions of Part 11 of the Anti-Terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001 comply with all European and International binding conventions. It is not our practice to assess compatibility with other, non-binding conventions.