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Damian McBride
Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice on what date he last met Mr. Damian McBride in the course of his official duties. [287398]
Mr. Straw: We can find no record of any meeting with Mr. McBride connected with my official duties.
Departmental Data Protection
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how many (a) attempts and (b) successful attempts were made to gain unauthorised access to each (i) database and (ii) ICT system run by his Department in each of the last five years; and if he will make a statement. [286543]
Mr. Straw: The Ministry of Justice was established in May 2007. The Ministry has robust security measures in place to protect the information held on its computer systems. One unsuccessful attempt was made to gain unauthorised access to the Money Claim On Line System in 2008. The integrity of the system and information held on it was not compromised.
Departmental Databases
Mr. Watson: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what information databases his Department (a) maintain and (b) uses which do not contain personal information. [284389]
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice which databases managed by his Department and its agencies hold personal information on members of the public; on what date each such database become operational; and if he will make a statement. [284903]
Mr. Straw: The Ministry of Justice maintains a large number of major databases covering different aspects of the justice system, as well as smaller database systems which support local business areas.
The main databases, which are maintained centrally, are as follows:
CaseMan
FamilyMan
e-Diary
Money Claim On Line
Crest
Juror
Juror Summoning Bureau
eXchanging Hearing Information By Internet Technology
ProbateMan
ARIA (Asylum and Immigration system)
Service Upgrade Project (pilot)
Funds Accounting System
Receivership Accounting System
Special Educational Needs and Disability Tribunal system
Generic Appeals Processing System 2
Mental Health Tribunal
ETHOS (Employment Tribunal system)
CLAIMS (Criminal Injuries and Compensation Panel system)
MERIS (Office of the Public Guardian system)
ORACLE financials (General Ledger, Supplier database, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets)
Local Fees database
CHRIMSON (HR system)
Occupational Health, Counselling and Screening Services
Business Management System
Magistrates Courts databases
Libra application
Trust Accounting and Banking System
BACCHUS (Bankruptcy case management system)
Centralised Attachment of Earnings
County Court Bulk Centre
Commercial Court
Electronic Records Management
Judicial Database
Management Information System
Tax Tribunal Remuneration
Decree Absolute System
Parental Responsibility
Supreme Court Costs Office System
Wardship System
Crown Office Information Network System
Life Imprisonment Minimum Term
Payment of Legal Aid Remuneration
Case Recording System
RECAP (Civil Appeals Case Management)
CASREC (Public Guardian Office Case Recording)
CACTUS (Criminal Appeals Case Recording)
LIDS (Local Inmate Database System)
IIS (Inmate Information System)
P-NOMIS
OASYS
SIS (Security Intelligence System)
Phoenix
National Intelligence Unit
APVU (Assisted Prison Visitors Unit)
Prisoner Location Service
Pin Phone
PSIMON
Lifers Service
Branston Staff Files
Branston IRMS Service
ROWD MIS
Construction Unit Service
E&SS Textile Service
DGCU Service
Accommodation and Occupancy
Registered Intermediaries database
Court Appearance Database
PROGRESS
XHIBIT Portal
CJS Exchange Links
CJ MIS
FOI database
Sharepoint
Mandatory Drugs Testing Database
Accommodation and Occupancy Database
4Projects Database
Delius
ICMS Case Management System
CRAM Case Management System
IAPS
HR Data warehouse
Most of the databases contain some personal information.
The Ministry is committed to ensuring the confidentiality, integrity and security (in accordance with HMG policy) of personal information held within the Department's systems. Because of the potential security threat, it would not be appropriate to disclose the detailed information requested.
Jenny Willott: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice (1) what categories of personal information about members of the public are contained on each relevant database managed by his Department and its agencies; on what date each category of information was first collected; and if he will make a statement; [285974]
(2) what categories of personal information on members of the public will be held on each database expected to become operational in the next five years and which will be managed by his Department or one of its agencies; what estimate he has made of the likely number of individuals' details each such database will hold when fully operational; and if he will make a statement; [286150]
(3) what databases which will be managed by his Department or one of its agencies and which will contain personal information are (a) under construction and (b) expected to go live in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement. [286506]
Mr. Straw: Ministry of Justice maintains 82 major databases which support different aspects of the justice system. These databases are of varying size and complexity and cover a wide range of activities, for example, enabling processing and tracking of cases through the court system, scheduling appointments, and tracking systems for monitoring departmental correspondence. Any personal data stored on databases are subject to the Data Protection Act.
Following publication of the cross Government Data Handling Review in June 2008, new projects and programmes that hold significant amounts of personal data are obliged to conduct privacy impact assessments.
Detailed information relating to individual databases is held within individual projects and business areas and not available centrally. This information could be compiled only at disproportionate cost.
Drugs
Chris Huhne: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice how much (a) his Department and (b) its agencies spent on the implementation of drugs policies in each category in each of the last 10 years. [286734]
Maria Eagle: The Ministry of Justice delivers a broad range of work in relation to drugs, primarily through the National Offender Management Service (NOMS).
Most of the expenditure for this work is part of prison and probation services general funding and therefore, it is not possible to accurately disaggregate the costs. NOMS is currently undertaking a specification, benchmarking and costing exercise which will provide more accurate costing of the interventions delivered.
Elections Bill
Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what assessment has been made of whether the new provisions in the Political Parties and Elections Bill on non-resident donors are compatible with (a) European Union law and (b) the European Convention on Human Rights. [288090]
Mr. Straw: When legislating, the Government are always mindful of the requirements of EU law and the rights enshrined in the European Convention on Human Rights. Having considered those requirements, as we are obliged to do, the Government are satisfied that the provisions of the Political Parties and Elections Bill are compatible with all relevant rights and freedoms.
Elections: Campaigns
Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice whether candidate freepost election mailings in European and Parliamentary elections are delivered to households who have registered with the Mailing Preference Service a desire not to receive unsolicited mailings. [287349]
Mr. Wills: Candidate freepost election mailings can be delivered to all households for European and Parliamentary elections. Registering with the Mailing Preference Service does not apply to election mailings. This provides for a level playing field for all candidates and ensures that those standing for election have an opportunity to make their policies known to the electorate.
Electorate
Mr. Maude: To ask the Secretary of State for Justice what estimate he has made of the proportion of (a) armed forces personnel and (b) members of the public who are registered to vote. [287358]
Mr. Wills: No assessment has been made of the proportion of (a) armed forces personnel and (b) members of the public who are registered to vote. This is because the Office for National Statistics (ONS) does not have information on the proportion of the public who are registered to vote, as not everyone who is usually resident is entitled to vote. The total number of full-time armed forces personnel at 1 May 2009 was 194,280.
ONS figures reveal that as of 1 December 2008 the number of armed forces personnel who registered by way of a service declaration was 21,928. Not all armed forces electors, however, register as service voters. They may either register as an ordinary elector, an overseas elector or a service elector. The Ministry of Defence Service Voting Survey 2008 indicates that 75 per cent. of respondents were registered as ordinary voters.
The Government are keen to support armed forces personnel in registering to vote. In order to increase service registration rates, the Government have recently announced that we will increase the service voter declaration period from three years to five years, which we hope will encourage more service personnel to register. We aim to bring forward this change in secondary legislation as soon as possible.
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