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HANSARDChildren’s Private Information: Data Protection LawI tried to be clear that the department has made very significant changes in its approach to data protection and privacy in relation to our internal systems and processes, to our…12 Dec 2022HANSARDChildren’s Private Information: Data Protection LawMy understanding is that we relied on an existing advisory service at the time of the data breach and that those functions have now been brought in house. We have a dedicated data…12 Dec 2022HANSARDChildren’s Private Information: Data Protection LawI would be delighted to add that information.12 Dec 2022HANSARDChildren’s Private Information: Data Protection LawThe noble Baroness will be aware that the Government have brought forward the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, which was introduced in the Commons in July this year.…12 Dec 2022HANSARDChildren’s Private Information: Data Protection LawThe noble Lord raises an important point. The safety of our children is of course fundamental and the department’s role in protecting them is vital. If I may, I will write to the…12 Dec 2022HANSARDChildren’s Private Information: Data Protection LawMy noble friend is right. I would stress that, unsurprisingly and rightly, the department took this breach extremely seriously. It was proactive in raising it with the Information…12 Dec 2022HANSARDChildren’s Private Information: Data Protection LawI am not sure that the Dispatch Box is the ideal place to go through the line-by-line analysis. The noble Lord is right that the way that the department’s contracts were set up at…12 Dec 2022HANSARDChildren’s Private Information: Data Protection LawMy understanding is that that third-party provider is no longer trading.12 Dec 2022HANSARDChildren’s Private Information: Data Protection LawI have tried to explain to your Lordships that we did not have a centralised data protection function at the time of this breach. As a result, different teams had different…12 Dec 2022HANSARDChildren’s Private Information: Data Protection LawI do not believe that it was a mistake. If we look at any sector or industry, we see that the most successful use data intelligently, proportionately and safely. That is what the…12 Dec 2022HANSARDChildren’s Private Information: Data Protection LawMy Lords, the department takes the security of the data that it holds extremely seriously. At the time of the breach, it was already working closely with the Information…12 Dec 2022HANSARDChildren’s Private Information: Data Protection LawTo be absolutely clear and for the avoidance of doubt, the department was not making money out of this. It was a previously legitimate user of the department’s data which changed…12 Dec 2022HANSARDIndependent Review of Children’s Social CareMy Lords, I join other noble Lords in thanking the noble Lord, Lord Watson, for securing this extremely important debate. I also welcome the noble Baroness, Lady Taylor of…08 Dec 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI think I heard the noble and learned Lord say “freedom of expression” in this Bill, but I think he meant to say “freedom of speech”.07 Dec 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I would like to address the group of amendments concerning the free speech duties. As your Lordships have already noted, we had an important debate on these issues in…07 Dec 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillThe noble Lord makes several important points, the first being the quality of our universities and the pride that we all take in that—the Government echo the sentiments he…07 Dec 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI am afraid that I do not strictly know the answer to the noble Baroness’s question, but that would go absolutely against the spirit of the way in which our public bodies and…07 Dec 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillMy Lords, I will now address the group of amendments concerning the appointment of the new director for freedom of speech and academic freedom at the Office for Students.…07 Dec 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillI hear the noble Baroness’s request. I hope my letter will be able to reassure your Lordships that these amendments are not necessary.07 Dec 2022HANSARDHigher Education (Freedom of Speech) BillGiven the hour, I am more than happy to set that out in detail in a letter to the noble Baroness. I hope that will allow us to explain to the satisfaction of the House how this…07 Dec 2022