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Written question asked by Oliver Heald (Conservative) on Monday, 20 November 2006, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 22 November 2006. It was answered by Bridget Prentice (Labour) on Monday, 27 November 2006 on behalf of the Department for Constitutional Affairs.


CORE Electoral Database

Question
To ask the Minister of State, Department for Constitutional Affairs whether the technical specifications of the CORE electoral registration database will allow for data matching with other databases in the future should legislation allow.
Answer

The technical specifications for the CORE information system have not yet been developed. The specifications, when developed, will be based around business requirements that fit within current legislation and policy.However, the CORE information system is intended to be flexible enough to allow new functionality, such as data matching, to be added as legislation and policy allow in the future.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
102838; 453 c342W
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Databases Electoral register
Link
View this Written question on www.publications.parliament.uk