Disclosure of Information
(asked on 18th December 2014) - View Source
Question to the Ministry of Justice:
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the Government's policy is on handling and sharing personal data.
This question was answered on 7th January 2015
The UK Government takes the protection of people’s personal data very seriously. Where there is a legal basis to share information, the handling and sharing of personal data is primarily governed by the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA), which establishes a legal framework of rights and obligations which protect personal information. The EU is currently negotiating a new data protection framework, which when agreed will repeal and replace the DPA.