Member

Obviously, if this major change is all done through secondary legislation, there will be scant scrutiny of how the single unique identifier will operate. How will people in organisations be required to use the information within their systems? Who will have access to the records associated with the SUI, and under what conditions? What happens if erroneous information is entered? How can we guarantee that false data will be wiped? For example, a vexatious and unfounded allegation made about one parent by another in the context of an acrimonious family split might be associated with the SUI and stay on a child’s record indefinitely, leading to all sorts of injustices. We have seen the misuse of the Malicious Communications Act, and non-crime hate incidents have been improperly recorded and retained, for instance.