Hi All I just read this off another list I am on thought you all might like to read it Cassy > Hi all, > > I note from the latest announcement from ONS says that all the > computerised > records of England and Wales, from registrar's offices will be scanned in > the > UK and then sent by encrypted > link to India to form a 'new data base'. Further, they will insist that > the > contract will have a minimum of 99.5% accurancy and a high level of > confidentiality. A motion has been tabled in the commons (a little c here > for my > contempt) objecting to the deal.This means that 250 million records of our > people > will be handed over to a third party halfway across the globe. According > to > one source, the deal would be illegal as The Births and Deaths > Registration > Act forbids this information leaving England and Wales. > So, we are back to the 1901 census debacle, with the Indian workforce > having > difficulty with the spellings. I say no more. > > > -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.11/26 - Release Date: 22/06/2005