Ministry of Justice

Government response to the Data Sharing Review

Date: 24 November 2008

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The government's response to the recommendations of the Data Sharing Review.


The Data Sharing Review published its report on Friday 11 July 2008 and its recommendations focused on cultural changes, changes to the legal framework, regulatory body changes, research and statistical analysis, and safeguarding and protecting personal information held in publicly-available sources.

This response to those recommendations sets out the government's way forward. The government is implementing the key recommendations of the review to improve data management.