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Written question asked by Earl of Northesk (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 June 2003. It was answered by Lord Williams of Mostyn (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 June 2003.


Williams of Mostyn, Lord

Question
What safeguards will be built in to the proposed SCOPE programme, run by the Cabinet Office Intelligence and Security Secretariat, to guarantee compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and the Human Rights Act 1998, with particular reference to reported proposals for cross-departmental data-sharing and matching. [HL 3120].

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL 3120; 649 c95WA
Session
2002-03
Subjects
Data protection Databases Crime prevention Intelligence services Human rights Terrorism SCOPE programme
Legislation
Data Protection Act 1998
Human Rights Act 1998