Written question asked by Adam Price (Plaid Cymru) on Tuesday, 19 February 2008, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 21 February 2008. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Monday, 29 September 2008 on behalf of the Home Office.
Departmental Databases
- Question
- To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department whether (a) companies based in the United States and (b) UK subsidiaries of US companies have been contracted by her Department and its agencies to provide services involving the use, storage, processing or analysis of databases of personal information held by the Government on UK citizens in the last five years.
- Answer
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The Home Office including its agencies has engaged UK subsidiaries of US registered service providers to manage aspects of storage, processing or analysis of personal information.The Data Protection Act 1998 includes provisions to ensure that personal data benefits from adequate protection when it is transferred outside the European Economic Area by UK data controllers. Contracts are based on UK contract law with the applicable statutory safeguards.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- 479 c2324-5W; 188219
- Session
- 2007-08
- Subjects
- Databases Home Office
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