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Written Question
Tribunals: Scotland
Friday 29th January 2016

Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance HM Courts and Tribunals Service use on data protection breaches with regard to non-devolved tribunals in Scotland.

Answered by Shailesh Vara

Her Majesty's Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) follows Ministry of Justice and Cabinet Office guidelines for the delivery of data protection training and aims to meet these requirments each year. HMCTS staff are mandated to complete annual Information Assurance training, which includes actions to take in respect of a data protection breach/data incident.


Copies of the Data Protection Statement, use of personal data under the Data Protection Act, Information on protecting information, and managers toolkit will be deposited in the House library.


Written Question
Ministry of Justice: Freedom of Information
Monday 21st September 2015

Asked by: Kirsty Blackman (Scottish National Party - Aberdeen North)

Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many hours his Department spent on processing freedom of information requests in each of the last 24 months.

Answered by Dominic Raab

The Department does not hold this information which could only be obtained at disproportionate cost.


Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Jun 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"16. What discussions he has had with the Scottish Government on the future of the Human Rights Act 1998...."
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Speech in Commons Chamber - Tue 23 Jun 2015
Oral Answers to Questions

"I welcome that news. The Minister will be aware that the Scottish Parliament voted by 100 votes to 10 to endorse the Human Rights Act last year, and that parties representing 58 of the 59 Scottish Westminster seats are against the repeal. Will the Minister make a commitment to not …..."
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