The Government Wants To Have One Big File On You, Including Info
From Your Taxes And Your Driving Offences  The government would
need to pass legislation before it could pass on personal data
from one department to another.   2. The government is
considering passing legislation to allow departments to share
information it has about citizens, including everything from
criminal offences and qualifications to how much you spend on
energy.  Politicians think compiling all this information in one
area will allow the government to more effectively formulate
policy based on evidence to “tackle social mobility, assist
economic growth and prevent crime”, according to the document.
But it is believed ministers could pass legislation that would
allow departments to pass on information about individual
citizens without their consent, the Telegraph reports.  3. The
remarks appear in a “initial discussion document” produced in
April by the Cabinet Office Data Sharing Policy Team. BuzzFeed
has obtained a copy of the documen