§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will publish the terms of reference of the review of the law on retaining personal data relating to DNA profiles taken from persons for elimination purposes; and if the Data Protection Registrar has been asked to contribute to the review. [83797]
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§ Mr. George HowarthThere are no formal Terms of Reference for the review of current legislation. We intend to consult widely on any proposals for change, and this will include an approach to the Data Protection Registrar.
§ Mr. CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what plans he has to introduce regulations to prohibit unrestricted transfer of personal data from electoral rolls to persons in countries which offer an inadequate level of protection; what conclusion his departmental working party has reached on access to electoral data for non-electoral purposes; and if he will make a statement. [83796]
§ Mr. George HowarthThe electoral register is by statute a public document and there is no provision to restrict subsequent transfers of information obtained from it. The Home Office Working Party on Electoral Procedures which I chair is looking at the question of access to electoral data for non-electoral purposes, and I expect it to report to my right hon. Friend the Home Secretary later in the summer on this and the other issues it is considering.