Question to the Ministry of Justice:

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, to whom do the data protection officers in his (a) Department and (b) departmental agencies and other bodies report to in respect of their data protection duties.

The Data Protection Officer (DPO) reports to the Chief Security Officer, who reports to the Chief Operating Officer/Senior Information Risk Owner, who reports to the Permanent Secretary. The DPO together with the Data Protection Team supports the Ministry of Justice, its five Executive Agencies and some of its Arm’s Length Bodies.