Extract from Commons statement on the Police National Computer - Jan 18
Tuesday, 19 January 2021 08:14
Sara Britcliffe (Hyndburn) (Con): I thank the Minister for coming
to the House so swiftly to update us and for committing to continue
to do so if there are further developments. Will he confirm that
the Home Office is working with the police and partners to try to
recover the data and assess the full extent of the problem? The
Minister for Crime and Policing (Kit Malthouse): What a novelty to
be asked a question in person! I can confirm what my hon. Friend
says. We are working extremely...Request free trial
(Hyndburn) (Con): I thank the Minister for coming to
the House so swiftly to update us and for committing to continue to
do so if there are further developments. Will he confirm that the
Home Office is working with the police and partners to try to
recover the data and assess the full extent of the problem?
The Minister for Crime and Policing (): What a
novelty to be asked a question in person! I can confirm what my
hon. Friend says. We are working extremely closely with policing
partners—the National Police Chiefs Council, the National Crime Agency and others—who
use the computer system for their vital day-to-day work. They are
involved in the gold group on this particular incident and
obviously there have been ongoing conversations between the Home
Secretary, the chairman of the National Police Chiefs Council and
others to make sure we are in lockstep in our plan to mitigate and
then restore the database to its previous integrity.
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