§ The Earl of Northeskasked Her Majesty's Government:
Whether they have made any assessment of the costs of compliance with data protection legislation; and if so, what are the costs of (i) inception of data protection regimes and (ii) annual maintenance costs for local authorities; and [HL6304]
Whether they have made any assessment of the costs of compliance with data protection legislation; and if so, what are the costs of (i) inception of data protection regimes and (ii) annual maintenance costs, for Government departments; and [HL6305]
Whether they have made any assessment of the costs of compliance with data protection legislation; and if so, what are the costs of (i) inception of data protection regimes and (ii) annual maintenance costs, for the National Health Service; and [HL6306]
Whether they have made any assessment of the costs of compliance with data protection legislation; and if so, what are the costs of (i) inception of data protection regimes and (ii) annual maintenance costs, for United Kingdom companies which employ:
- (a) fewer than 20 persons
- (b) between 20 and 50 persons
- (c) between 50 and 250 persons
- (d) more than 250 persons. [HL6307]
§ The Lord Chancellor:A regulatory impact assessment was prepared for the Bill that became the Data Protection Act 1998. The assessment contains details of both non-recurring and recurring compliance costs for business (including small businesses); charities and voluntary organisations; and local and central government. A copy of the document is available in the House Library and on the Lord Chancellor's Department website at: http://www.lcd.gov.uk/ccpd/dpara.htm