Biggest Database in the UK?

NotAGolf · 19 Jan 2008 at 16:00

Any idea as to who has the biggest database in the UK? (With regard to the number of different people stored on it). I've googled but to no avail. Someone has suggested Barclays with around 3/4 million people. Is this true?

Thanks.

cymatty · 19 Jan 2008 at 16:01

NHS or HMRC?

Dunks · 19 Jan 2008 at 16:01

Could the be Tesco one.

Mr-White · 19 Jan 2008 at 16:02

immigration

MW

knip · 19 Jan 2008 at 16:03

I'd say the tax office.

ste_bla · 19 Jan 2008 at 16:06

Burnsy2023 · 19 Jan 2008 at 16:07

Most definety HMRC.

Burnsy

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 19 Jan 2008 at 16:08

Burnsy2023 · 19 Jan 2008 at 16:09

markyp23 said:
It has to be NHS? Everyone who was born in the UK is on there!

Same as HMRC, but people who weren't born in the UK are also on HRMC's.

Burnsy

kibblerok · 19 Jan 2008 at 16:09

would depend on what you mean by biggest.... 100 records with one item of data or 60 records containing 2 bits... with people as you ask it would be some goverment org.... but data wise im not sure

ste_bla · 19 Jan 2008 at 16:10

kibblerok said:
would depend on what you mean by biggest.... 100 records with one item of data or 60 records containing 2 bits

mpledge52 said:
Any idea as to who has the biggest database in the UK? (With regard to the number of different people stored on it). I've googled but to no avail. Someone has suggested Barclays with around 3/4 million people. Is this true?

Thanks.

Seft · 19 Jan 2008 at 16:10

Tesco afaik

NotAGolf · 19 Jan 2008 at 16:11

Well i'm doing an assignment and its about the new NHS Care Record System. Thats going to be around 50-60 million when finished, and according to my lecturer that's going to be the biggest, and by a a long way. (In the UK anyway).

I was just trying to find out how much "by a long way" is.

**edit:** actually thinking about it he was the one that mentioned Barclays is the second biggest, how could he miss something as obvious as HMRC or Tesco?? Is there something I'm missing here?

ste_bla · 19 Jan 2008 at 16:11

Seft said:
Tesco afaik

No way as for example me and the kids dont have a clubcard but the wife does so they only have 1/4 of our household on it

Gilly · 19 Jan 2008 at 16:11

Seft said:
Tesco afaik

Tesco?

How would that be the biggest?

HMRC is my choice. After that I'd be thinking Police/Home Office.

[edit]No, I'm going National Insurance actually. Everyone is on that. Alive or dead.

[TR]SweetSpotOz · 19 Jan 2008 at 16:14

LordSplodge · 19 Jan 2008 at 16:16

The database that manages my porn collection...

ste_bla · 19 Jan 2008 at 16:18

death register

HM Immigration

Haircut · 19 Jan 2008 at 16:19

Gilly said:
[edit]No, I'm going National Insurance actually. Everyone is on that. Alive or dead.

This would be my guess, I know someone who works on a system that deals with the NI database and he said they're got info on people from way back on there.

Gilly · 19 Jan 2008 at 16:21

I can't believe 50-60 million will be the biggest. NI will have more people than that. A lot more.