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Oral question asked in the House of Lords, by Baroness Walmsley (Liberal Democrat). It was answered by Lord Adonis (Labour) on Thursday, 8 June 2006.


Children Act: Information-Sharing

Question
Whether they intend to create any link between the data on the information-sharing database introduced by the Children Act 2004 and any other database.
Answer

My Lords, the index covering all children in England will be introduced in local authorities by the end of 2008. To fulfil its purpose as defined by Section 12 of the Children Act 2004, the index will receive initial data and regular updates from existing databases to help establish and maintain accurate records. Information can be disclosed from the index only for the purposes set out in the Children Act.


Secondary information

Type
Oral question
Reference
682 c1382 
Session
2005-06
Oral question type
Lead
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords chamber
Subjects
Children Disclosure of information Databases Protection
Legislation
Children Act 2004
Link
View this Oral question on www.publications.parliament.uk