Catalogue description Home Office: Privacy (PRV symbol series) registered files

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Details of HO 411
Reference: HO 411
Title: Home Office: Privacy (PRV symbol series) registered files
Description:

This series consists of files documenting the development of policy on the protection of privacy, access to information held on computer and access to government information.

Date: 1970-1989
Arrangement:

Files are arranged in former reference order.

Held by: The National Archives, Kew
Former reference in its original department: PRV
Legal status: Public Record(s)
Language: English
Physical description: 81 file(s)
Access conditions: Open
Immediate source of acquisition:

From 2004 Home Office

Accumulation dates: 1970-1987
Selection and destruction information: Files have been selected, under Acquisition Policy theme 2.2.1.4 Administration of justice (definition and protection of legal rights and obligations), which show the development of policy, the drafting and implementation of legislation and the establishment of and liaison with regulatory bodies by the Home Office
Accruals: Series is accruing
Administrative / biographical background:

E Division of the general Department was responsible for privacy matters, including information held on government computers. Responsibility for information legislation passed to the Lord Chancellor's Department in 2001.

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