Court of Appeal
“There could be no question of the retention of records of old minor convictions being held in the national police computer to be either excessive or being held for longer than necessary. It was for the data controller to determine the purposes for which data were processed and it was a registered purpose to hold information so that it could be supplied to others in legitimate need such as the courts and the Crown Prosecution Service.”
The Times, 22nd October 2009
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
