Written question asked by Patrick Mercer (Conservative) on Tuesday, 10 March 2009, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 March 2009. It was answered by Bob Ainsworth (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 March 2009 on behalf of the Ministry of Defence.

Departmental Data Protection

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Defence pursuant to paragraph 1.43 of the Final Report on Data Handling Procedures in Government, June 2008, whether his Department has initiated a specific review into its handling and management of information since June 2008.

Answer: In response to the Data Handling Procedures in Government and Burton Reviews, the Ministry of Defence has established a dedicated implementation team which has commissioned a range of activities and reviews, including against the emerging Information Assurance Maturity Model, the Department's progress in implementing the recommendations of the reviews.A separate, more broadly-based review of the Department's Security and Accreditation framework will report shortly.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 489 c1140W;489 c1142W; 263361
Session: 2008-09
Related items: Deposited Paper DEP2008-1675
Wednesday, 25 June 2008
Deposited papers
House of Commons
Subjects: Data protection Ministry of Defence
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