Chi Onwurah – 2015 Parliamentary Question to the Cabinet Office

The below Parliamentary question was asked by Chi Onwurah on 2015-10-13.

To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, which Department has responsibility for (a) data protection, (b) data sharing and (c) the Information Commissioner’s Office.

Matthew Hancock

The Department for Culture Media and Sport is responsible for data protection policy and sponsorship of the Information Commissioner’s Office. This includes overall responsibility for the legal framework for data sharing under the Data Protection Act 1998. The Cabinet Office is leading on improving how data is accessed and shared across government.