HC Deb 17 May 1989 vol 153 c209W
Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will list the projected size of each index and the projected number of accesses to each index, including those accesses that retrieve information from more than one index of the new police national computer for each year until 1993.

Mr. Douglas Hogg

The projected size of each index on the new police national computer for the years 1991, 1992 and 1993 is as follows:

millions
1991 1992 1993
Criminal Names 6.300 6.700 7.200
Wanted Missing 0.100 0.120 0.140
Disqualified Drivers 0.250 0.270 0.290
Impending Prosecution 0.500 0.540 0.570
Convictions 2.300 2.500 2.600
Fingerprints 4.000 4.300 4.600
Vehicles 42.800 45.800 49.000
Stolen Property 0.030 0.032 0.034

The estimated number of inquiries to each index on the new police national computer for the years 1991, 1992 and 1993 is as follows:

millions
1991 1992 1993
All names indexes combined 15.700 16.700 17.700
Vehicles 19.100 20.300 21.500
Stolen Property 0.090 0.950 0.101

Mr. Cohen

To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will place the operational specification of the new police national computer and its accompanying management summary in the Library.

Mr. Hurd

I have placed a copy of the functional specification for the new police national computer in the Library.

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