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1060024

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, if he will publish the (a) names and (b) grades of officials in his Department that are responsible for ensuring that his Department complies with its obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	220100
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>All staff take responsibility within their roles for complying with the Attorney General’s Office obligations under the General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018. Two grade 6 officers, one grade 7 officer, and one HEO took specific responsibility for ensuring that the Attorney General’s Office was, in line with Department for Culture, Media and Sport’s guidelines, ready for the implementation date of 25<sup>th</sup> May 2018.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/02/2019 09:27:22 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1059995

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, prior to the formal notification to the Information Commissioner's Office of Paul Woods' appointment as the Data Protection Officer in his Department, who else was appointed to that role; and for what periods of time those appointments were made.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	220098
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>Data Protection compliance at the Attorney General’s Office was managed as part of a wider role in the office and was in place from April 2015. There were no DPOs required before May 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/02/2019 09:28:16 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1060009

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, on what date Paul Woods, the Departmental Records Officer and FOI/DPA coordinator in the Government Legal Department, became the Data Protection Officer for his Department; and (a) when and (b) how that appointment was notified to the (i) Information Commissioner's Office, (ii) Ministers of his Department, (iii) staff of his Department and (iv) Treasury Solicitor.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	220099
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/02/2019 answer text <p>The Appointment was confirmed on 22 May 2018 and the Attorney General’s Office was informed that day. The ICO, GLD Staff and the Treasury Solicitor were notified 25 May 2018.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/02/2019 09:30:47 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1023271

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Complaints
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what complaints procedure is open to members of the public if they wish to complain that (a) his Department’s Data Protection Officer and (b) any staff of his Department is in breach of the Civil Service Code; how many complaints have been made against staff of his Department for breaches of the Civil Service Code in each of the last two years; when, how and by whom those staff have been investigated; and what outcomes of those investigations have been recorded.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	201133
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office publishes its complaints procedure, which is open to members of the public online <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/attorney-generals-office/about/complaints-procedure" target="_blank">here</a>. There have been no recorded complaints against AGO staff for breaching the Civil Service Code in the last 2 years.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/12/2018 10:03:03 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1023270

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Recruitment
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what recruitment process his Department followed when appointing its Data Protection Officer (DPO); how that position was advertised; how many candidates applied for that post; what criteria were used to assess the candidates' (i) professional qualities and expert knowledge of data protection law and practices and (ii) their ability to fulfil the tasks referred to in Article 39 of the General Data Protection Regulation; who was appointed as DPO for his Department; when and where his Department has published its DPO's contact details; and what lines of reporting exist within his Department in respect of its DPO.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	201132
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The Attorney General’s Office shares its Data Protection Officer with the Government Legal Department (GLD) and HM Crime Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI). In line with Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) Guidance, the role of DPO can be taken by existing Civil Servants. In this instance the DPO function was added to that of the existing roles of Departmental Records Officer and FOI/DPA co-ordinator in the GLD.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/12/2018 10:01:50 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1060045

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, by what form of communication (a) his Department and (b) an individual on behalf of his Department notify the Information Commissioner's Office of the name and contact details of each Data Protection Officer since May 2018.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	220103
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The Information Commissioner’s Office was informed by email.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/02/2019 09:30:51 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1060043

registered interest
date	12/02/2019
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, on what dates did (a) his Department and (b) an individual on behalf of his Department notify the Information Commissioner's Office of the name and contact details of each Data Protection Officer since May 2018.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	220102
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 20/02/2019 answer text <p>The Information Commissioner’s Office was notified of the appointment of Government Legal Department’s appointment of a Data Protection Officer 21<sup>st</sup> June 2018. A further communication was sent to the Information Commissioner’s Office 15<sup>th</sup> February 2019 to confirm that this Officer was also covering the role for the Attorney General’s Office and HM Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 20/02/2019 09:29:52 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1507843

registered interest
date	23/09/2022
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Ministry of Justice: Monitoring
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, what processes his Department has in place to (a) record and (b) monitor undertakings made by (i) the Treasury Solicitor and (ii) other Ministers and officials in his Department.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	55026
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 19/10/2022 answer text <p>The Law Officers are responsible fot eht oversight of the Law Officers' departments, namely the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the Serious Fraud Office (SFO), His Majesty's Crown Prosecution Service Inspectorate (HMCPSI) and the Government Legal Department (GLD), as well as the Attorney General's Office.</p><p>In the case of the CPS and the SFO, the relationship with those bodies is provided for in statute and is described as &quot;superintendence&quot;, and both are underpinned by Framework Agreements published on Gov.uk. Oversight of the GLD is underpinned by a Framework Agreement, and by a protocol in the case of HMCPSI.</p><p>The Treasury Solicitor is the Permanent Secretary of the GLD and the GLD's own guidance in respect of undertakings is to &quot;avoid giving undertakings unless strictly necessary&quot;, and that if it is absolutely necessary to give an undertaking, GLD lawyers should do so only in accordance with the Solicitors Regulation Authority's Code of Conduct 2011.</p> answering member constituency Mid Dorset and North Poole answering member printed Michael Tomlinson question first answered 19/10/2022 16:08:52 answering member 4497 label Biography information for Michael Tomlinson
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1682024

registered interest
date	15/01/2024
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Government Legal Department
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, pursuant to the Answer of 18 December 2023 to Question 6413 on Government Legal Department, what the composition is of (a) her Department's Legal Advisers and (b) the Government Legal Department Litigation Group; and what (i) their legal qualifications and (ii) the professional standards to which they are required to adhere are.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Sir George Howarth
uin	9431
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 22/01/2024 answer text <p>The composition of the Ministry of Justice Legal Advisers Team, a division of the Government Legal Department (GLD), is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Description</p></td><td><p>Staff numbers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Head of Division/Director (Senior Civil Service Pay Band 2)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Director (Senior Civil Service Pay Band 1)</p></td><td><p>6</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Lawyer (Grade 6)</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lawyer (Grade 7) &amp; Junior Lawyer (Legal Officer)</p></td><td><p>37</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Executive Officer, Higher Executive Officer</p></td><td><p>0</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Legal Trainee, Executive Officer, Administrative Officer</p></td><td><p>10</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>The composition of the GLD's Litigation Group is as follows:</p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Description</p></td><td><p>Staff numbers</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Head of Division/Director (Senior Civil Service Pay Band 2)</p></td><td><p>1</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Deputy Director (Senior Civil Service Pay Band 1)</p></td><td><p>30</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Lawyer (Grade 6)</p></td><td><p>136</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Lawyer (Grade 7) &amp; Junior Lawyer (Legal Officer)</p></td><td><p>336</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Senior Executive Officer, Higher Executive Officer</p></td><td><p>51</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Legal Trainee, Executive Officer, Administrative Officer</p></td><td><p>203</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>These civil servants act on behalf of and in the name of the Treasury Solicitor, and pursuant to section 88 of the Solicitors Act 1974 are not required to be admitted or enrolled as a legal practitioner. They predominantly comprise of solicitors and barristers, the majority of which are admitted to practice in England and Wales, although some are qualified to practice in other jurisdictions.</p><p>The Costs Litigation Team includes qualified costs lawyers, in addition to which a small number of qualified legal executives are also employed in the Litigation Group. The balance of staff comprises legal trainees, apprentices, paralegals, and business support staff.</p><p>Qualified lawyers are required to adhere to the professional standards of their respective profession (solicitor, barrister, costs lawyer, or legal executive), and all staff are required to comply with the Civil Service Code.</p> answering member constituency Witney answering member printed Robert Courts question first answered 22/01/2024 12:25:45 answering member 4589 label Biography information for Robert Courts
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth

1023272

registered interest
date	11/12/2018
answering body	Attorney General
answering dept id	88
answering dept short name	Attorney General
answering dept sort name	Attorney General
hansard heading	Attorney General: Data Protection
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Attorney General, who in his Department holds the position of Senior Information Risk Owner; when and how that official was appointed; what criteria were used to assess the professional qualities and expert knowledge of data protection law and practices of the candidates for that post; and who has held that position in each of the last six years.
tabling member constituency	Knowsley
tabling member printed	Mr George Howarth
uin	201134
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 18/12/2018 answer text <p>The position of Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO), in the Attorney General’s Office, is part of the Head of Operations Role. The official was appointed following fair and open completion in 2014 following the guidelines for Senior Civil Service Recruitment. The Head of Operations has held the role of SIRO for the last 6 years.</p> answering member constituency South Swindon answering member printed Robert Buckland question first answered 18/12/2018 10:04:11 answering member 4106 label Biography information for Sir Robert Buckland
tabling member	481 label Biography information for Sir George Howarth