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Departmental Databases

Volume 496: debated on Monday 20 July 2009

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what information databases his Department (a) maintain and (b) uses which do not contain personal information. (284388)

The internal computer databases maintained by the Northern Ireland Office are listed as follows.

Any personal information stored in these databases is subject to the Data Protection Act and to the Northern Ireland Office data protection policy. Also following the publication of the cross government data handling review in June 2008, new projects and programmes that hold significant amounts of personal data are obliged to conduct privacy impact assessments.

Databases containing personal information

Mail Contact Addresses—Stats and Research;

Juvenile Justice Policy Stats database;

Mentally Disordered Offenders;

Fireworks;

CATS (Correspondence and Case Tracking);

Controlled Substances;

Shotfirers;

Prohibited Weapons;

MSER (Register of Explosives Stores);

Registered Premises;

Security Section database;

Firearm Appeals;

KPPS (Key Persons Protection Scheme) Database (.net version);

Security Vetting Database;

Pass Photograph Database;

Pass/Access control system;

Visits Section VIP Database;

Visits Section VVIP Database;

CATS (Correspondence and Case Tracking) Belfast (1);

CATS (Correspondence and Case Tracking) Belfast (2);

CATS (Correspondence and Case Tracking) London;

Board of Visitors database;

Neighbourhood Watch Registered Applications;

Neighbourhood Watch ID Cards;

Antisocial Behaviour Orders Database;

Integra;

Hospitality;

Flight Desk;

Hotel Bookings;

Financial Services Travel System;

Staff Welfare Database.

Databases not containing personal information

COMPASS;

CommVault;

File Registry Internal Audit;

Internal Audit Library;

Druid97;

SAP Solution Manager;

CJPD File Registry Database.

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland which databases managed by his Department and its agencies hold personal information on members of the public; on what date each such database become operational; and if he will make a statement. (284902)

Details of the databases managed by the Northern Ireland Office and its agencies which hold personal information on members of the public and the date they became operational are listed in the following tables.

Any personal information stored in these databases is subject to the Data Protection Act and to the Northern Ireland Office data protection policy. Also following the publication of the cross government data handling review in June 2008, new projects and programmes that hold significant amounts of personal data are obliged to conduct privacy impact assessments.

Database name

Date

Mail Contact Addresses—Stats & Research

1996

Juvenile Justice Policy Stats database

1996

Mentally Disordered Offenders

2006

Juvenile Justice database

2004

Fireworks

1990

CATS (Correspondence & Case Tracking)

1990

Controlled Substances

1995

Shotfirers

1994

Prohibited Weapons

1997

MSER (Register of Explosives Stores)

2006

Registered Premises

1998

Security Section database

2000

Firearm Appeals

2001

KPPS (Key Persons Protection Scheme) Database (.net version)

2004

Security Vetting Database

2007

Pass Photograph Database

2001

Pass/ Access control system

2009

Visits Section VIP Database

2000

Visits Section VVJP Database

2004

CATS (Correspondence & Case Tracking) Belfast (1)

1990

CATS (Correspondence & Case Tracking) Belfast (2)

1990

CATS (Correspondence & Case Tracking) London

1990

Board of Visitors database

1990

JJC Juvenile Justice database

2004

Juvenile Justice Centre Incidents Database

2005

Youth Conference Service Database

2004

Youth Justice Agency Accounts System

2003

Youth Justice Agency Prompt Payment Database

2005

GOMISHQ and security

1995

Dead File Registry

1993

LSU Life Sentence Unit database

1993

Prisoners' Tuckshop

1996

Prisoners Private Cash

1996

File Registry Central Records

1996

Adjudication database

1999

Inmates medical fitness tests

1999

SASHA

1990

Operational Management Unit

1995

Litigation Database

1995

PAFIS (Prison Accounting and Financial System)

1997

DFITS (Departmental Finance IT system)

1997

VIRBS (Visitor Inmate Recognition and Booking System)

1999

SIPS (Secure Image Processing System)

2008

SIPS Viewer

2008

Alchemist

2000

Skillbuilders

2008

GOMIS 2

1995

Oscar 2 Wages

1995

Prisoner Release Victims Information Unit

2003

PRISM

2004

Neighbourhood Watch Registered Applications

2004

Neighbourhood Watch ID Cards

2006

Antisocial Behaviour Orders Database

2006

Integra

1997

Tarrif System

2002

Altos

1989

FSNI Case Management System

1982

DNA Database

1996

Asset 4000 Finance

2007

Agresso Finance

2006

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what categories of personal information about members of the public are contained on each relevant database managed by his Department and its agencies; on what date each category of information began to be collected; and if he will make a statement. (285972)

Details of the categories of personal information about members of the public held on databases managed by the Northern Ireland Office and its agencies and the date each category began to be collected are listed in the following tables.

Any personal information stored in these databases is subject to the Data Protection Act and to the Northern Ireland Office data protection policy. Also, following the publication of the cross-Government data handling review in June 2008, new projects and programmes that hold significant amounts of personal data are obliged to conduct privacy impact assessments.

Database name

Categories of information

Date

Mail Contact Addresses - Stats and Research

Name, Address

1996

Juvenile Justice Policy Stats database

Name, Address, Criminal Offences

1996

Mentally Disordered Offenders

Name, Medical

2006

Juvenile Justice database

Contact Name, Contact Numbers, Offences

2004

Fireworks

Name, Address, Phone Numbers, Fireworks Stored, Licenses Granted

1990

CATS (Correspondence and Case Tracking)

Name, Address, Case Tracking, Correspondence Tracking

1990

Controlled Substances

Name, Address, Explosives Stored, Licences Granted

1995

Shotfirers

Name, Address, Licences Granted

1994

Prohibited Weapons

Name, Address, Weapons Held

1997

MSER (Register of Explosives Stores)

Name, Address, DOB, Phone Numbers, Stored Explosives

2006

Registered Premises

Name, Address, DOB, Storage Use

1998

Security Section database

Name, DOB, Clearances, Security Breaches

2000

Firearm Appeals

Name, Address, DOB, Legal Representative, Weapon Types, Appeals Outcomes

2001

KPPS (Key Persons Protection Scheme) Database (.net version)

Name, Address, Security and Financial Information

2004

Security Vetting Database

Name, DOB, Clearances, Criminal Record

2007

Pass Photograph Database

Name, DOB, Photographs

2005

Pass/Access control system

Name, DOB, Photographs

2009

Visits Section VIP Database

Name, Address, DOB, Functions

2000

Visits Section WJT Database

Name, Address, Phone Numbers, Events

2004

CATS (Correspondence and Case Tracking) Belfast (1)

Name, Address, Case Tracking, Correspondence Tracking

1990

CATS (Correspondence and Case Tracking) Belfast (2)

Name, Address, Case Tracking, Correspondence Tracking

1990

CATS (Correspondence and Case Tracking) London

Name, Address, Case Tracking, Correspondence Tracking

1990

Board of Visitors database

Name, Address, DOB, Phone Numbers

1990

JJC Juvenile Justice database

Name, DOB, Offences, Justice Program Info

2004

Juvenile Justice Centre Incidents Database

Name, Address, DOB, Incident, Injuries, Section 75 data

2009

Youth Conference Service Database

Offender Name, Address, Gender, DOB, Criminal Record Offence Referral and Review. Victim Name, Classification of Victim, Relationship to Victim, Attendance Requirements

2004

Youth Justice Agency Accounts System

Company Name, Address, Bank Details, Payment Details

2003

Youth Justice Agency Prompt Payment Database

Company Name, Address, Payment Details

2005

GOMISHQ and security

Name, Address, DOB, Offences

1995

Dead File Registry

Name, Address, DOB, Offences

1993

LSU Life Sentence Unit database

Name, Address, DOB, Offences, Prison Contact Name, Phone Numbers

1993

Prisoners' Tuckshop

Name, Purchases, Costs

1996

Prisoners Private Cash

Name, Prison Number, DOB

1996

File Registry Central Records

Name, Address, DOB, Offences

1996

Adjudication database

Name, DOB, Adjudication Details, Adjudication Outcome

1999

Inmates medical fitness tests

Name, DOB, Test Results

1999

SASHA

Name, DOB, Physical Characteristics, Offences

1990

Operational Management Unit

Name, Address, DOB, Minister Cases, CEO Cases

1995

Litigation Database

Name, DOB, Legal Representation, Claim Details, Claim Outcome

1995

PAFIS (Prison Accounting and Financial System)

Name, Company Name, Address, Bank Account Details

1997

DFITS (Departmental Finance IT system)

Name, Company Name, Address, Bank Account Details

1997

VERBS (Visitor Inmate Recognition and Booking System)

Name, Address, DOB, Phone Number, Company, Photograph, Fingerprint, Prisoner ID, Custody Dates

1999

SIPS (Secure Image Processing System)

Name, DOB, Prisoner ID, Security Category, Fingerprint, Photograph, Physical Description, Custody Dates

2007

SIPS Viewer

Name, DOB, Prisoner ID, Security Category, Physical Description, Custody Dates

2008

Alchemist

Name, Prison Number, Medical Records

2000

Skillbuilders

Name, Prison Number, DOB

2008

GOMIS 2

Name, Prison Number

1995

Oscar 2 Wages

Name, Prison Number

1995

Prisoner Release Victims Information Unit

Name, Prison Number, DOB

2003

PRISM

Name, Address, Phone Number

2005

Neighbourhood Watch Registered Applications

Co-ordinators Names

2004

Neighbourhood Watch ID Cards

Co-ordinators Names

2006

Antisocial Behaviour Orders Database

Names, DOBs of ASBO Holders

2006

Integra

Name/Company, Address, Bank Account Details

1997

Tariff System

Name, Address, DOB, NI Number, Incident Details, Injury Details, Case Status, Payments Record, Offender Details

2002

Altos

Name, Address, DOB, NI Number, Incident Details, Injury Details, Case Status, Payments Record, Offender Details

1989

FSNI Case Management System

Name, DOB, Incident Details

1982

DNA Database

Name, Gender, DOB, Ethnic Type, DNA Profile Analysis Information

1996

Asset 4000 Finance

Company, Address, Email Addresses, Phone Numbers, Payment Details

2006

Agresso Finance

Company, Address, Email Addresses, Phone Numbers, Payment Details

2006

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what categories of personal information on members of the public will be held on each database expected to become operational in the next five years and which will be managed by his Department or one of its agencies; what estimate he has made of the likely number of individuals' details each such database will hold when fully operational; and if he will make a statement. (286141)

Details of the databases which will be managed by the Northern Ireland Office or its agencies and are expected to become operational in the next five years together with the categories of personal information held on members of the public and the estimated number of records are listed in the following table.

Any personal data which will be stored in these databases will be subject to the Data Protection Act and to the Northern Ireland Office data protection policy. Also following the publication of the cross-Government data handling review in June 2008, new projects and programmes that hold significant amounts of personal data are obliged to conduct privacy impact assessments.

Database name

Categories of personal information

Estimated number of records

2009

Replacement Visitor to Inmate Recognition and Bookings System (VIRBS)

Name, prison number, address, visitor number, DOB, phone/fax numbers

125,000 over five years

Replacement Secure Image Processing System (SIPS)

Name, prison number, address, visitor number, DOB, phone/fax numbers

125,000 over five years

Juvenile Justice Centre Incidents Database

Name, address, DOB, details of incident, physical restraints, single separations, self harm, sanctions imposed, injuries, Section 75 data

Not known

2010

Youth Justice Agency Case Management System

Name, address, gender, DOB, Section 75, risk assessment, criminal record, offence referral, medical notes, educational attainments, referral programme, review notes, incident reporting

Currently 2,350 individuals referred to YJA per annum

2011

Nil

2012

Nil

2013

Nil

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland what databases which will be managed by his Department or one of its agencies and which will contain personal information are (a) under construction and (b) expected to become operational in each of the next five years; and if he will make a statement. (286507)

Details of databases which will be managed by the Northern Ireland Office or one of its agencies which will contain personal information currently under construction or expected to become operational in each of the next five years are listed in the following table.

Any personal data which will be stored in these databases will be subject to the Data Protection Act and to the Northern Ireland Office data protection policy. Also following the publication of the cross-Government data handling review in June 2008, new projects and programmes that hold significant amounts of personal data are obliged to conduct privacy impact assessments.

Database name

Under construction/Expected to go live

2009

Replacement Visitor to Inmate Recognition and Bookings System (VIRBS)

The Northern Ireland Prison Service is currently looking for a replacement for the existing VIRBS system—it will go live in 2009 or 2010 depending on the chosen solution

Replacement Secure Image Processing System (SIPS)

The Northern Ireland Prison Service is currently looking for a replacement for the existing SIPS system—it will go live in 2009 or 2010 depending on the chosen solution

Juvenile Justice Centre Incidents Database

Expected to go live over the next three months

2010

Youth Justice Agency Case Management System

This project is at an early stage and will not go live before 2010

2011

Nil

2012

Nil

2013

Nil