§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will describe the audit and logging procedures currently used with the police national computer; and whether, in cases of abuse, these procedures would identify the officer who performed the check and the number of requests made by that officer.
§ Mr. Giles ShawAll police national computer transactions have always been recorded centrally on magnetic tape by the computer. These records indicate the time of the transaction as well as the terminal from which it originated. It has recently become possible to record centrally also the identity of the originator of any inquiry and the reasons for the inquiry.
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Index Number of Accesses Maximum Number of Entries Minimum Number of Entries Current Number of Entries 1. Stolen and Suspected Vehicles 19,489,664 390,692 349,916 380,925 2. Vehicle Owners 38,146,538 35,646,695 38,146,538 3. Chassis (Engine Numbers) 948,899 644,411 534,633 644,411 4. Fingerprints 210,253 3,655,730 3,516,722 3,655,730
§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list those constabularies that have, or intend to have, an interface with the police national computer; and if he will indicate whether the linkage is to a computer used for command and control or criminal information or both.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe following police forces in England and Wales have a direct link to the police national computer through their own force computer system(s):
Force Command and control Criminal information systems Avon and Somerset Yes — Bedfordshire Yes — Cambridgeshire Yes — Cleveland Yes — Cumbria Yes — Durham — Yes Essex Yes — Humberside — Yes Kent — Yes Lincolnshire — Yes Merseyside Yes — Metropolitan Yes — North Yorkshire — — Northamptonshire — — Nottinghamshire — — South Wales Yes — South Yorkshire Yes Yes Staffordshire Yes Yes Suffolk Yes Yes Sussex Yes — Warwickshire Yes Yes West Mercia Yes — West Midlands Yes — Wiltshire Yes — The following forces have indicated that they intend to implement a direct link to the PNC in due course, but have not yet informed the Department as to the nature of the force system(s) to which the PNC is to be linked.
- Devon and Cornwall
- Dorset
- Hampshire
- Hertfordshire
- Lancashire
- Northumbria
- Surrey
§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the number of accesses in, and the maximum and minimum number of entries, in the last year to current number of entries, for each index of the police national computer over the last year.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe total number of accesses and the maximum and minimum number of entries in the year to June 1986 and the current number of entries for each substantive index of the police national computer are as follows:
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Index Number of Accesses Maximum Number of Entries Minimum Number of Entries Current Number of Entries 5. Fingerprints Scene of Crime 16,224 6,628,252 6,240,783 6,628,252 6. Criminal Names 1,108,803 5,119,354 4,977,206 6,628,252 7. Wanted (Missing Persons) 1,549,034 112,922 104,123 104,123 8. Disqualified Drivers 675,263 321,068 298,986 314,163 9. Convictions 18,539 1,170,432 478,391 1,170,432 10. Major Investigations 87,461 118,974 103,000 118,944 There have also been the following joint accesses:
- to indices 6 and 7–1,450,986
- to indices 6, 7 and 8–5,657,324
- to indices 4 and 6–459,947
§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the current number, the maximum number and minimum number of entries for each of the sub-categories of the stolen and suspect vehicle index of the police national computer over the last year.
§ Mr. Giles ShawThe number of entries in each of the sub-categories of the stolen and suspect vehicle index of the police national computer as of 21 June, together with the maximum and minimum number of entries for the previous 12 months, is as follows:
Sub Category 21 June 1986 Maximum in last 12 months Minimum in last 12 months Lost or stolen 289,705 289,705 259,120 Obtained by deception 575 595 533 Found or apparently abandoned 24,435 25,873 21,554 Removed into police custody 11,997 12,225 10,233 Removed by police from one street to another 344 563 183 Repossessed by finance company 93 112 76 Suspected of being involved in a particular incident, for example: crime 3,341 3,520 3,299 Owned or used by police 6,102 6,220 6,102 Of interest to the police, for example: owned by known criminals or by missing persons 30,827 35,391 30,827 Seen or checked by the police in noteworthy circumstances: for example at night in an area where a series of crime is under investigation 10,824 13,666 10,813 Details not to be passed over open radio for example: police vehicles used in observation duties 4,283 4,369 3,845
§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will state the current number, the maximum number and minimum number of entries for each of the sub-categories of the wanted and missing persons index of the police national computer over the last year.
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§ Mr. Giles ShawThe current, maximum and minimum number of entries for each of the sub-categories of the wanted and missing persons index of the police national computer for the 12-month period ending June 1986 are as follows:
Sub-category June 1986 Maximum Minimum Wanted persons 30,838 30,838 27,762 Failed to appear in court 20,079 20,228 19,468 Suspected of offence 4,132 4,132 3,798 Impending prosecution 49 106 39 Deserter from Armed Forces 4,519 10,398 4,519 Location desired: eg: for services of summons 37,006 39,986 36,889 Missing 2,220 2,324 1,936 Found 20 20 8 Absconded from Local Authority care 587 695 564 Absconded from hospital 47 65 36 Absconded from youth custody 86 98 77 Absconded from prison 439 439 359 Absconded from remand 16 38 16 Absconded from school 60 126 60 Absconded from detention 8 8 4 Recalled to youth custody 1 3 1 Recalled to prison 243 249 229 Recalled to detention 0 2 0 Notify if in custody 2 141 2