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New rules on access to the UK vehicle registers announced
Fourteen new measures to govern the release of vehicle keeper information from the UK vehicle registers, designed to protect people from misuse of their information, have been announced by Minister for Transport Stephen Ladyman.

Among the 14 new measures announced are:

- Detailed guidance on what constitutes reasonable cause to receive information.

- Requirement for organisations to be members of an accredited trade association in order to be able to make requests electronically - with tough standards attached

- Organisations that fail to meet these standards to have to make requests in detail on a case by case basis

- If an organisation uses information improperly, further requests may be refused on the basis that the abuse indicates that the organisation does not have reasonable cause for seeking the information

- Regular checks on recipients of the information and targeting those who are the subject of complaints

- New evidence requirements where data is sought to enforce parking restrictions

- Robust complaints procedures for people who believe their data has been misused

An update on progress in delivering these new measures will be available from the Department of Transport in the autumn.

This is just turning into an even bigger cock up by the government. Where will they get the people to administer all of this, or is it just more job creation?