Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 104841

Courts: Data Protection

Tabled: 12 January 2026

Answered: 23 January 2026

Question

Mr Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi

Labour — Slough

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps courts take to comply with data protection laws.

Answer

Sarah Sackman

HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) is an executive agency of the Ministry of Justice. The Department is the data controller for HMCTS data, and the Ministry of Justice Data Protection Officer (DPO) covers HMCTS.HMCTS has a Data Protection Governance ...

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