§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will call for a report from the chief constable of Merseyside as to information kept about persons not suspected or convicted of involvement in 171W criminal matters, and as to the form in which this information is kept and as to how many such individuals are presently recorded on the system; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Giles ShawNo.
§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department what is his policy towards police forces keeping records on persons not suspected or convicted of involvement in criminal matters; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe collection and keeping of such information are matters for individual chief officers of police, but any information kept on computers by the police is subject to the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1984.