Department for Transport: Databases

(asked on 23rd April 2018) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what percentage of the Department for Transport's data is hosted (1) in the UK, and (2) overseas.


Answered by
Baroness Sugg Portrait
Baroness Sugg
This question was answered on 8th May 2018

The vast majority of the Department of Transport’s (DfT) data (97%) is stored in the UK, with 3% stored overseas in countries in the European Economic Area.

DfT follows the Cabinet Office’s HMG Offshoring Policy when deciding whether it is appropriate to store data overseas. This involves considering whether it is safe, legal, sensible and right for the business.

This answer does not include information relating to the Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA), as the way DVSA records the number of records for each information asset means it is not possible to provide an accurate percentage split.

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