Councillors: Data Protection
Lords · Question HL7068 · Tabled 30 Apr 2025 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Official record
Answered 6 May 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Jamieson
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the potential use of a legislative reform order to remove the requirement to publish the home addresses of councillors.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, 6 May 2025
I refer the noble Lord to the response given to Question on 21 January 2025 UIN 23872. We consider removal of the requirement for councillors’ home addresses to be published is best achieved by primary legislation and intend to legislate at the first avai...