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Written question asked by Liz Lynne (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 27 June 1996. It was answered by Andrew Mitchell (Conservative) on Thursday, 27 June 1996 on behalf of the Child Support Agency.


Dept of Social Security;Child Support Agency

Question
For what period of time the Child Support Agency is authorised to keep records of cases of former clients on its computer systems; what safeguards are applied to ensure that data held about former clients cannot be accessed; in what circumstances data relating to former clients is held on the CSA computer system after a case is closed; how many cases of former clients of the CSA whose cases have been closed will have records on the CSA computer system and what requirements are placed on the CSA to delete the records of former clients whose cases have been closed. - Text of letter from Miss Ann Chant of Child Support Agency. Inc figs.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
280 c228-9W; 34313;34312;34316;34314;34315
Session
1995-96
Subjects
Data protection Databases Computers Child Support Agency Personal records
Contains statistics
Yes