Proceeding contribution from Lord Hylton (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Monday, 26 March 2007. It occurred during Debate on bill on Serious Crime Bill [HL].
Serious Crime Bill [HL]
The noble Lord, Lord Henley, mentioned welfare fraud, while the noble Lord, Lord Burnett, mentioned tax evasion. When the Minister replies, can she confirm or deny that they are correct in their suspicion that these are indeed matters that will be disclosed as a result of data matching? Can she also say whether other kinds of fraud or serious crime are intended to be discovered through this process? It seems that there are quite genuine fears that an enormous amount of activity will be generated through data matching which, in general, will invade the personal privacy of individuals. There is also a risk that the process may lead to a reversal of the burden of proof on individuals or companies. Are these well grounded fears?
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- 690 c1535
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- 2006-07
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- House of Lords chamber
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- Children Disclosure of information Data protection Codes of practice Crime prevention Crime Audit Commission Fraud ICT Personal records Registration Information Commissioner's Office Information sharing
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- Serious Crime Bill (HL) 2006-07
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