§ Mr. Les Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what methods of access control and audit trails exist for the police national computer system; and whether he will give details.
§ Mr. MayhewThe police national computer system has electronic, physical and procedural safeguards against unauthorised access. Audit trails take the form of retaining—for approximately six months—all alterations to records; the state of records at pre-determined intervals; and all the messages passing over the police national computer communications network.