The Ministry of Defence has identified eight contracts where personal data of UK citizens are held overseas. The following table provides the name of the contract, the country where the data are held and the approximate number of records.
Name of contract Where the data are held Approximate number of personal records held Defence Travel: Electronic Booking Interface Service Contract France 160,500 USA 15,000 Defence Travel: Travel Management Contract USA 310,000 Royal Navy Community Website USA 9,000 E-bluey: a hybrid mail service for BFPO which allows service personnel, relatives and friends to maintain contact with each other while serving on operations or exercise for more than 60 days duration USA 1150,000 External Band D Assessment Centre (CMS) Australia 4,600 RAF Fitlinxx: provides fitness training programmes for personnel and records workout sessions USA 8,060 DE&S Movement Management Air Reservation System Germany 19,500 DE&S Departure Control System Germany 4,000 1 Including live accounts and e-blueys. This number fluctuates on a daily basis as accounts are added and deleted.