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We are concerned that requiring the commissioner to consult the Secretary of State may also present the possibility of political influence. The commissioner may be put under pressure to support the Government’s growth and innovation agenda, which may be in tension with the need to protect data subjects’ personal data and data protection rights. The stand part notices for Clauses 91 and 92 would limit the Secretary of State’s powers and leeway to interfere with the objective and impartial functioning of the new information commission.