The Data Protection Commissioner has decided that the Labour Party is not keeping any personal information about ordinary people in contravention of the Data Protection Act.

The decision was taken following a complaint by PN General Secretary Paul Borg Olivier, who complained in December 2008 over information gleaned during house visits.

The Commissioner said he first wrote to then PL General Secretary Jason Micallef in March 2009 for his reaction to the PN claims.

Since his reply was not clear, he wrote again in August seeking further clarifications from Mr Micallef, who did not reply. He then wrote to party president Stefan Zrinzo Azzopardi, who by this time was also acting general secretary, and also received no reply. Eventually he wrote to party leader Joseph Muscat last February. Dr Zrinzo Azzopardi replied later that month.

A technical inspection of the data processing system of the PL was held in April.

The Commissioner, John Ebejer, said it had been established that no personal or sensitive data on individuals was being kept by the Labour Party in violation of the law.

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