§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department (1) which companies are being considered to assist in the project to convert criminal records on to the police national computer; and what is their country of ownership;
(2) what stage has been reached in the project to load United Kingdom criminal records on to the police national computer; and when the project is likely to be completed;
(3) what steps are being taken to seek bids for British companies to put criminal records on to the police national computer;
(4) who are the consultants advising on the project to load United Kingdom criminal records on to the police national computer.
§ Mr. Charles WardleWork is in hand to assess the likely costs and practicality of converting the information contained in the criminal records held on microfiche at the national identification bureau into electronic form for inclusion on the police national computer. Hoskyns Group plc supported by Expert Systems Ltd., is assisting the Home Office in this work. When it has been completed my right hon. and learned Friend will consider how and where the back record conversion process can best be undertaken.
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Force Days lost due to assault-related sickness 1990 Days sick non-assault 1990 Days lost due to assault-related sickness 1991 Days sick non-assault 1991 Avon and Somerset 1,402 29,714 840 30,357 Bedfordshire 582 13,206 831 12,719 Cambridgeshire 213 14,518 589 12,518 Cheshire 1,109 19,027 921 22,041 City of London 37 9,986 6 8,899 Cleveland 731 28,232 610 23,384 Cumbria 169 13,256 358 12,125 Derbyshire 648 18,675 1,135 23,358 Devon and Cornwall 865 26,337 986 28,131 Dorset 406 9,259 325 13,749 Durham 1,191 14,685 1,129 15,825 Dyfed Powys 622 9,703 223 10,801 Essex 629 35,889 454 32,540 Gloucestershire 259 11,531 338 13,148 Greater Manchester 3,708 95,986 3,618 86,936 Gwent 330 10,607 126 13,627 Hampshire 2,170 30,986 930 43,295 Hertfordshire 650 21,668 640 22,647 Humberside 895 26,164 856 20,096 Kent 542 28,917 190 20,324 Lancashire 1,371 51,136 2,422 47,516 Leicestershire 644 23,580 678 24,466 Lincolnshire 670 15,691 758 17,206 Merseyside 4,086 75,330 4,264 87,094 Norfolk 381 17,307 157 15,314 North Wales 623 17,695 810 22,055 North Yorkshire 274 16,047 419 18,948 Northamptonshire 132 14,188 65 15,276 Northumbria 4,296 32,013 3,993 30,281 Nottinghamshire 1,302 2,6934 1,081 26,879 South Wales 2,422 40,948 2,874 46,868 South Yorkshire 1,297 35,065 600 36,728 Staffordshire 1,120 31,696 1,096 34,892 Suffolk 443 8,888 333 8,649 Surrey 811 14,608 641 18,644 Sussex 1,026 29,138 1,708 38,921 Thames Valley 1,144 25,848 761 35,728 Warwickshire 438 11,919 275 13,874 West Mercia 487 24,449 405 25,873
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many sets of microfiche hold the records on the police national computer.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe police national computer database includes an index of the names of all those for whom there is a record at the national identification bureau. These records, which relate to some 5.25 million individuals, are held on microfiche. There is at least one microfiche for each individual.
§ Mr. Mike O'BrienTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many names are held on the police national computer records.
§ Mr. Charles WardleThe names database on the police national computer holds 5,292,439 records (excluding aliases). The PNC also holds records of 42,480,704 vehicles, including the name of the registered keeper.