§ Mr. Austin MitchellTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether those convicted in the Guinness trial will be allowed to carry on their private business directly or indirectly during their imprisonment.
§ Mrs. RumboldRestrictions on business activities that apply to all prisoners have been published in prison standing order 1C, a copy of which is in the Library. Convicted prisoners are not allowed to conduct any business activity from prison, other than to wind up a business or to make arrangements for it to be managed in their absence.
§ Mr. Andrew F. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether there are plans to include the new police computer into the Government data network.
§ Mr. Peter LloydThere are no such plans.
§ Mr. Andrew F. BennettTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will list the kind of information presently held on the police national computer under the data class of warning signals.
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§ Mr. Peter LloydWarning signals are intended to alert officers to potential difficulties or risks in dealing with the individual. They may be used only in cases where there is supporting evidence of the need for them to be included in the record. Their inclusion and removal is at the discretion of the force which enters the record on the police national computer.
The information held under the data class of warning signals is intended to indicate individuals who may possess firearms, may possess weapons, may resort to violent behaviour, may attempt to escape, may suffer from mental disorder, may possess explosives, may make false allegations against the police, may be a hazard to others as a carrier of contagious diseases (e.g., hepatitis), may suffer from a medical condition and/or require medication, e.g., heart condition, claustrophobia, epilepsy, alcoholism, may attempt suicide, may be in unlawful possession of controlled drugs, may impersonate male or female.