Written question asked by Lord Hodgson of Astley Abbotts (Conservative), in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Thursday, 12 February 2004. It was answered by Baroness Scotland of Asthal (Labour) on Thursday, 12 February 2004.

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Scotland of Asthal, Baroness

Question

Whether it is still the case that the data from a Criminal Records Bureau application form which are input in India are name, date of birth and addresses for the past five years; and whether any information from any source other than the application form is input in India on behalf of the Criminal Records Bureau; what information other than name, date of birth or address is input in India; whether any other overseas location is involved in data access or data input for the Criminal Records Bureau system; and whether the Government or the bureau have plans to increase the extent of work done overseas; and whether any personal information other than name, date of birth and address is input overseas into the Criminal Records Bureau system; and whether overseas personnel have access to any other personal information such as bank details; and whether the application form for a Criminal Records Bureau check now carries an instruction that the section on bank details must be left blank; and how many unprocessed Criminal Records Bureau applications are on forms which asked for bank details to be completed; and how forms already processed which contain bank details are being stored. [HL 1069] [HL 1070] [HL 1072] [HL 1073] [HL 1074]. - Including figure.

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Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

HL 1069; 657 c172-3WA

Session

2003-04

Subjects

Access Databases Criminal records Applications Bank services Data processing Forms India Personal records Migrant workers Vetting Criminal Records Bureau

Contains statistics

Yes