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Commons · Question 112285 · Tabled 10 Feb 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 27 Feb 2026

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Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, if he will set out the specific data protection concerns cited by HM Courts & Tribunals Service in its November 2025 cessation notice to Courtsdesk; and what assessment he has made of the reasons that data protec

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 27 Feb 2026

The concerns which led to the cessation of data sharing with Courtsdesk were based on the unauthorised sharing of HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) data with another party outside of the terms of the arrangement. Courtsdesk agreed under the terms of...