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Written question asked by Jon Trickett (Labour) on Wednesday, 13 December 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 18 December 2017. It was answered by John Hayes (Conservative) on Thursday, 21 December 2017 on behalf of the Department for Transport.


Department for Transport: Data Protection

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many data incidents his Department (a) recorded and (b) reported to the Information Commissioner's Office in (i) 2015-16 and (ii) 2016-17.

Answer

This response relates to both the central Department and its agencies which includes specifically the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) and Vehicle Certification Agency (VCA).

In 2015-16, 14 data incidents were centrally recorded, with two reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). In 2016-17, six were centrally reported, with none reported to the ICO.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
119484
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Data protection Department for Transport
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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