§ Harry CohenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what assessment he has made of whether the notification of the Security Service in relation to Part III of the Data Protection Act 1998 is accurate and up to date; whether the Service is to notify purposes associated with the processing of personal data(a) to assist the police in relation to serious crime and (b) to protect the economic well-being of the state; and if he will make a statement. [17192]
§ Mr. DenhamI understand from the Security Service that it has notified the Information Commissioner that it processes data for three purposes. These are staff administration, building security Closed Circuit Television (CCTV) and commercial agreements. The Security Service has also acknowledged in its notification that it processes data for other purposes, although these have not been separately notified. The notification is accurate and up to date.
At the moment, the Security Service does not intend to make any notification in respect of its statutory duties as defined by the Security Service Acts 1989 and 1996, sections 1 and 1(1) respectively.