Question follow-through · 64705
Offenders: Data Protection
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the effectiveness of the right to be forgotten in the Data Protection Act 2018, in the context of people acquitted of crimes.
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 2 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 4 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 9 Jul 2025 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
2 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment she has made with Cabinet colleagues of the effectiveness of the right to be forgotten in the Data Protection Act 2018, in the context of people acquitted of crimes.
4 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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9 Jul 2025
Answer published
We have made no assessment of the effectiveness of the provisions in the Data Protection Act 2018 in respect of people acquitted of crimes. The ‘right to be forgotten’ is not an absolute right and whether there is a need for an organisation to retain data...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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Offenders: Data Protection
16 Jul 2025 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what plans she has with Cabinet colleagues to assess the effectiveness of the right to be forgotten in the Data Protection Act 2018, in the context of people acquitted of crimes.
Members: Correspondence
20 May 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, when he plans to respond to the emails of 19 January and 17 March 2026 on the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority, case reference OG894, from the hon. Member for Didcot and Wantage.
Criminal Injuries Compensation
24 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority processes and decides applications for compensation in a timely manner.