§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will send guidance notes to community charge registration officers reminding them that any personal data held by them cannot be used or disclosed for any other purpose unless specifically allowed for by legislation or supporting regulations; and whether he will make a statement.
§ Mr. GummerDetailed guidance on data protection and the community charge is contained in community charge practice note No. 4, which was published in August 1988, and in practice note No. 10, published in February 1989. Copies of all practice notes are in the Library.
§ Mr. Andrew SmithTo ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, how many responses he has received to the regulations on students and the poll tax; what was the balance of opinion in these responses; and if he will list the organisations that have responded, and place their responses in the Library.
§ Mr. Gummer[holding answer 7 March 1989]: The Government have no plans to introduce a poll tax. We have received 43 responses to the draft regulations on students and the community charge. Most of the comments concern the detail of the draft regulations and it is not therefore possible to attribute a balance of opinion to the responses. The organisations which have responded are listed in the table. Their responses were not submitted on the basis that they would be published although anybody who wished could make their own response known
- Practitioners' Working Group (incorporating ADC, AMA, ACC, ALA and LBA)
- Association of Metropolitan Authorities
- London Boroughs Association
- Association of London Authorities
- Rating Officers' Guild
- Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy
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- Committee of Vice-Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom
- Committee of Directors of Polytechnics
- Standing Conference of Principals and Directors of the Colleges and Institutes of Higher Education
- Heads of Research Councils
- Churches Main Committee
- Society of Education Officers
- Association of Lecturers in Higher Education
- Open University
- National Union of Students
- Cranfield Institute of Technology
- United Kingdom Central Council for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting
- English National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting
- United Kingdom Council for Overseas Student Affairs
- Association for Recognised English Language Teaching Establishments in Britain
- Aberconwy Borough Council
- Alnwick District Council
- Aylesbury Vale District Council
- Blackpool Borough Council
- Bolsover District Council
- Cardiff City Council
- Chester City Council
- Dartford Borough Council
- Dwyfor District Council
- Eden District Council
- Kettering Borough Council
- Kingswood Borough Council
- Lancaster City Council
- Medina Borough Council
- Middlesbrough Borough Council
- Mid Suffolk District Council
- North Norfolk District Council
- Preston Borough Council
- Tendring District Council
- Wrexham Maelor Borough Council
- Wycombe District Council
- Wyre Forest District Council