Written question asked by Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Baroness Neville-Jones (Conservative) on Monday, 7 February 2011.
Police: Undercover
- Question
- To ask Her Majesty’s Government how an individual would discover if their details were held on a database of alleged domestic extremists; and how they would apply for their removal.
- Answer
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There is currently an IPCC investigation into the disclosure of relevant material relating to the trial that was discontinued by the CPS of six individuals who allegedly conspired to disable a power station in Nottingham. The Serious Organised Crime Agency has been asked by Nottinghamshire Police, the Metropolitan Police Service and the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) to conduct an operational review into the actions and handling of Mark Kennedy during his deployment as an undercover officer. Finally, Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary is conducting a wider review of intelligence handling by national domestic extremism police units. Whilst the Government do not manage undercover operations, we are supporting the police plans to move the governance of the national domestic extremism police units to a lead police force to improve their accountability. Domestic extremism or hardcore activism has no legal definition. These terms are generally used by the police to refer to criminality in support of specific causes, not views that may be held by individuals. An individual may apply for subject access under the provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998. Such a request generates an extract of all criminal record information contained on the Police National Computer (PNC), or in police records in England and Wales, or if there is no information it states there is none. Because the information generated is personal data, only the individual concerned is entitled access to it. An individual has recourse to the Information Commissioner if he is not satisfied with the information disclosed. The Home Office does not have access to, nor holds the information on, police databases which are maintained to tackle domestic extremism.
Secondary information
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- Reference
- 6133; 725 c31-2WA
- Session
- 2010-12
- Related items
- Subjects
- Disclosure of information Databases Police Protest Radicalism
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