§ Mr. OatenTo ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department pursuant to his answer of 5 March 2004,Official Report, column 1175W, on information technology, how many of the cases cited in the table related to (a) breaches of data protection law and (b) pornography. [162436]
§ Paul GogginsNone of the cases cited involved breaches of data protection laws. Of the two cases in 2002 involving Prison Service staff, one resulted in a member of staff being dismissed for downloading material believed to be pornographic. The other cases cited involved inappropriate use of e-mail and/or browsing inappropriate internet sites.