§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if the Data Protection Registrar has studied the privacy implications that arise from the combination of publicly available council tax information with(a) the sale of the electoral register, (b) public extracts of the community charge register, (c) anonymised census information and (d) county court judgments; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. RumboldThe enforcement of the Data Protection Act 1984 is a matter for the Data Protection Registrar, the data protection tribunal and, ultimately the courts. I understand, however, that the registrar is currently studying certain data-matching issues.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what data information systems his Department has(a) agreed and (b) been consulted about with a view to taking part in; what is the criteria for inclusion in such systems; whether they will be linked to (i) the police national computer and (ii) other computer systems; what data protection provisions apply to them; and if he will make a statement.
§ Mrs. RumboldInformation is not readily available in the form requested and could be obtained only at disproportionate cost. The Home Office has 151 systems processing personal data registered under the Data Protection Act 1984. All Home Office systems processing such data are registered under the Act and are used as described in their registration. That procedure will apply also to any new systems which may be brought into use in the future.