§ Chris GraylingTo ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer whether, in the case of a small, self-administered pension scheme with one member who is also the managing trustee, the existence of a pensioner trustee takes the situation outside the exemption granted by section 36 of the Data Protection Act 1998. [41673]
§ Mr. WillsI have been asked to reply.
In the first instance, responsibility for interpreting the Data Protection Act 1998 lies with the Information Commissioner. I understand that her view is that small, self-administered pension schemes do not benefit from the exemption provided by section 36 of the 1998 Act. I shall consider the case for providing an exemption for such pension schemes from the requirement to give a notification to the Information Commissioner under section 18 of the 1998 Act.