Day: November 18, 2009

The recent decision of the Information Commissioner to appeal the recent judgement of the Court of Appeal with respect to the retention of criminal records (see last Thursday and Friday’s blog) raises an intriguing question. Is the Information Commissioner with a mission statement that focuses on information rights seeking to expand the protection of those rights into the Human Rights arena? In his press statement David Smith, Deputy Information Commissioner says the Court of Appeal judgment “engages serious questions about