§ Mr. Cohenasked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many registrations the Metropolitan police has made under the Data Protection Act; how many people are involved with implementing the legislation in the Metropolitan police as a significant part of their job description; and how much he estimates it will cost the Metropolitan police to conform with the eight data protection principles.
§ Mr. Giles ShawI am informed by the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis that the Metropolitan police have 28 registrations under the Data Protection Act. Six people are involved with implementing the legislation as a significant part of their duties. It is not possible at this stage to estimate how much it will cost the force to conform with the data protection principles.