The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, 28 January 2008:
As National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question asking what discussions were held with the (a) British Banking Association, (b) Building Societies Association and (c) Council of Mortgage Lenders on safeguarding data provided under the Supply of Information (Registration of Deaths) Regulations 2007 to prevent its use for fraudulent purposes. (180898)
The British Banking Association, Building Societies Association and Council of Mortgage Lenders were invited to respond to the Disclosure of Death Registration Information consultation which was published in December 2006. The British Banking Association and the Building Societies Association responded to the consultation, their responses have been published on the GRO website. The consultation included information on the requirement for organisations to meet security standards as part of a compliance regime to be implemented with the scheme.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, 28 January 2008:
As National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question about the plans to inform the public about the disclosure of death registration data under the Supply of Information (Register of Deaths) Regulations 2007. (180899)
A press release was issued on 16 January 2008 to all national and regional newspapers within the UK, and to all social affairs and home affairs correspondents.
Details of the scheme, and how to apply for the data, can be found on the website of the General Register Office (GRQ) for England and Wales. Links to this website can also be found on the websites of GRO Northern Ireland and GRO Scotland.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, 28 January 2008:
As National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales I have been asked to reply to your recent parliamentary question about the safeguards that will be put in place to ensure that death registration data disclosed under the Supply of Information (Register of Deaths) Regulations 2007 will not be available to those not entitled to it. (180900)
Applicants for the data will be subject to a rigorous two stage application process to ensure that they will be using the data lawfully and that they adhere to the appropriate physical and data security standards for its receipt, access and processing. Data will be encrypted and transferred from GRO to a named individual in each organisation by secure courier.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 28 January 2008:
As National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about any discussions held with the devolved administrations on the Supply of Information (Register of Death) Regulations 2007. (180901)
The Registrars General for England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland have introduced the Disclosure of Death Registration Information Scheme jointly in order that customers can receive death information for all of the UK. The Registrars General for Northern Ireland and Scotland have discussed the scheme accordingly with Ministers in the devolved administrations throughout its development.
The information requested falls within the responsibility of the National Statistician, who has been asked to reply.
Letter from Karen Dunnell, dated 28 January 2008:
As National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales I have been asked to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question about whether written Ministerial approval is required to authorise the release of death registration data under the terms of the Supply of Information (Register of Deaths) Regulations 2007. (180902)
The regulations required approval by the Chancellor of the Exchequer; the decision on whether to release data to any of the organisations named within the regulations is within the powers of the Registrar General.