§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he will call for a report from the chief constable of the Lothian and Borders police as to information kept about persons not suspected or convicted of involvement in criminal matters and as to the form in which this information is kept; how many such individuals are presently recorded on the system; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. John MacKayI understand from the chief constable that, apart from particulars required for administrative or statutory purposes, for example, under the Firearms Act 1968 and the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1976, no information is kept by the Lothian and Borders police about persons who have no actual or suspected criminal associations and that current force orders are specific on this point.