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Nottinghamshire Nottingham Bassetlaw
South Yorkshire
Rotherham Sheffield Doncaster Staffordshire
Stafford Stoke-on-Trent
West Midlands
Wolverhampton Birmingham Coventry Dudley Walsall Sandwell
West Yorkshire
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Mr. Skeet asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether prin- ciples outlined in Table 9 of Command Paper No. 6354 entitled "Computers: Safeguards for Privacy" have been imple- mented in the installation, programming and operation of computer systems con- taining personal data in his Department; and if he will make a statement.
Dr. Summerskill: Pending the report of the Data Protection Committee, appointed in accordance with paragraph 31 of Cmnd. 6353, great care is taken to ensure that the information recorded about individuals is not misused.
Mr. Skeet asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether the data bank containing personal informa- tion to which he has access is available to other Departments of State; and what
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restraints are imposed on circulating
information outside the Civil Service.
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Dr. Summerskill:" [ assume that the hon. Member refers to computerised information. I would draw his attention to Table 2 of Command 6354 entitled "Computers: Safeguards for Privacy which shows the transfer of certain information between computerised data banks for which the Home Office is responsible and other Government Departments.
In addition information regarding the location of prisoners is supplied on re- quest to a limited number of Departments and bodies. This information mainly falls into one of three categories: information to other Government Departments such as the Department of Health and Social Security and Inland Revenue to enable administrative action regarding benefits and taxation to be taken; information to police forces, courts, and probation services to enable the machinery of justice to function; information to certain employing authorities or professional bodies where positions of special trust or responsibility are involved.
The supply of information is governed by the general principle that no informa- tion is given to anyone unless there are considerations of public interest which justify departure from the general rule.
In a rather different category, informa- tion relating to civil servants employed in the Home Office is passed to the Civil Service Department for central manage- ment purposes.
Driving Offences
Mr. Knox asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department how many con- victions there were for dangerous driving in England and Wales in 1960, 1965, 1970, 1975 and 1976.
Dr. Summerskill: The information is as follows:
1960
4,631
1965
9,177
1970
7,812
1975
10,269
1976
10,126 (provisional)
Departmental Staff
Mr. Grocott asked the Secretary of State for the Home Department if he will pub- lish a table showing how many members of his Department have received honours
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