Police ordered to delete old criminal records
Posted by Richard in Police Records at July 22nd, 2008
Five police forces have been ordered to delete old criminal convictions from the Police National Computer. In dismissing appeals by Humberside, Northumbria, Staffordshire, Greater Manchester and West Midlands Police, the Information Tribunal has today upheld the view of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) that the retention of the old convictions data is in breach of the Data Protection Act.
Source: ICO press release (PDF)
