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Freedom of Information (Amendment) Bill

Does my hon. Friend agree not only that the Data Protection Act provides substantial protection for confidential data in correspondence, but that there is a double lock, as he will recall, in the form of the Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) (Elected Representatives) Order 2002? The order addressed the fact that Members could not get access to confidential information in the course of their correspondence, so our constituents are protected not merely by the Data Protection Act but—
Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
460 c889 
Session
2006-07
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
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