Written question asked by Harry Cohen (Labour) on Wednesday, 21 January 1998, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 29 January 1998. It was answered by George Howarth (Labour) on Thursday, 29 January 1998 on behalf of the Home Office.

Home Office

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department, what representations he has received from the Data Protection Commissioner with respect to (a) enforcement of the right of data subjects under Article 12(c) of the Data Protection Directive and (b) the serving of information notices.

Answer: Mr. Cohen: To ask the Secretary of State for the Home Department what representations he has received from the Data Protection Commissioner with respect to (a) enforcement of the right of data subjects under Article 12(c) of the Data Protection Directive and (b) serving of information notices; and if he will make a statement. [25601] Mr. George Howarth: We have received no representations from the Data Protection Registrar about the enforcement of article 12(c) of the 1995 European Communities Data Protection Directive (95/46/EC). The Registrar has written welcoming the new power for the Commissioner to issue information notices but expressing a preference for the power to be modelled on those in other regulatory legislation.

Secondary information

Type: Written question
Reference: 25601; 305 c342-3W
Session: 1997-98
EC documents: Dir95/46/EC
Subjects: Disclosure of information Data protection Data processing EU law Personal records Data Protection Registrar Data Protection Commissioner