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The government seems to have adopted a general policy of not answering mail. In the case of e-mails, you may get a cut-and-paste reply to a different question. I believe this is called "joined-up government". Mike Morris, Librarian, ISCA 51 Banbury Rd., Oxford OX2 6PE 01865 274671 -----Original Message----- From: Chartered Library and Information Professionals [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Jim Jackson Sent: 25 June 2004 09:56 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: ID Cards, the National Identity Register and Data Protection I share these concerns over the use of Government information. The idea, and practice, of using one one source of personal information as a source for multiple databases is both wrong, and against the whole idea of data protection. The data protection act states that information given for one purpose can only be used for that purpose unless it is made clear at the time that it will be used for other purposes. Hence the need to ensure that you always tick the VERY SMALL box at the bottom of most data forms which says do you agree. What is even more worrying is this Government's failure to respond to questions about this. I wrote to my MP, Ben Bradshaw, in May. Asking for answers to various questions on this topic, including the price of accessing databases, to check that information was correct. To date, I have nothing in any form of a reply from him. Which I think speaks volumes in its self....