See also : http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1998/jul/02/crime-and-taxation
"The specific exemption is that personal data may, in certain circumstances, be exempt from the provisions of the Bill if they are processed for the prevention or detection of crime. Article 13 refers not just to the prevention or detection of crime and the prosecution of criminal offences but to the investigation of crime. We believe that the inclusion of the word "investigation" in the Bill will give added comfort to those who undertake risk assessment work in order to combat potential fraud involving credit cards, false insurance claims and so on. Much of that work is of an exploratory nature, when there is no evidence of any crime.
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The clause does not leave any gaps. The phrases prevention or detection of crime and apprehension or prosecution of offenders are familiar from the Data Protection Act 1984. They embrace the whole investigative process, which is covered by a combination of "detection", "apprehension" and "prosecution".
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There is no disagreement between the hon. Member for Ryedale and the Government. The amendment is simply not necessary to achieve the effect that he and I want to achieve. In the light of that, I hope that he will withdraw it."
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