§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department in relation to the envisaged police national network, whether all the major command and control or criminal information systems of each police force are to be linked to the network; whether the network will include the police national computer; whether there are plans for the network to facilitate transfers between police forces and their respective criminal intelligence databases; whether there are plans to utilise more efficiently the name based information from the DVLA in relation to criminal information databases; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI refer the hon. Member to the reply given to my hon. Friend the Member for Romsey and Waterside (Mr. Colvin) on 15 May 1991 at column185.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether he will place in the Library the report of the review committee exploring the wider use of police criminal records; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mr. Peter LloydI have arranged for a copy of the report of the efficiency scrutiny of the national collection of criminal records to be placed in the Library shortly. The report is now being considered in accordance with the procedures for efficiency scrutinies.