▁register ▁of ▁children ' s ▁homes ▁in ▁the ▁UK ▁came ▁to ▁light ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁an ▁article ▁G ove ▁wrote ▁for ▁The ▁Daily ▁Te legraph . ▁G ove ▁assert ed ▁his ▁prior ▁ignor ance ▁and ▁surprise ▁that ▁the ▁department ▁did ▁not ▁hold ▁this ▁information ▁and ▁claimed ▁that ▁" Of sted ▁was ▁prevent ed ▁by ▁' data ▁protection ' ▁rules , ▁' child ▁protection ' ▁concerns ▁and ▁other ▁bew ilder ing ▁reg ulations ▁from ▁sharing ▁that ▁data ▁with ▁us , ▁or ▁even ▁with ▁the ▁police ". ▁ ▁G ove ' s ▁claim ▁was ▁ref uted ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁by ▁the ▁Information ▁Commission er , ▁Sir ▁Christopher ▁Graham , ▁who ▁pointed ▁out ▁there ▁was ▁" nothing " ▁in ▁data ▁protection ▁legisl ation ▁that ▁prevents ▁vulner able ▁young ▁people ▁from ▁being ▁properly ▁protected ▁in ▁care ▁homes . ▁Graham ▁noted ▁that ▁"[ t ] his ▁law ▁covers ▁information ▁about ▁people ▁so ▁it ▁has ▁no ▁bearing ▁on ▁the ▁dis closure ▁of ▁non - person al ▁information ▁like ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁care ▁homes ", ▁and ▁said ▁he ▁would ▁be ▁writing ▁to ▁both ▁G ove ▁and ▁Sir ▁Michael ▁Wil sh aw ▁about ▁the ▁matter . ▁ ▁Social ▁work ▁training ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁G ove ▁delivered ▁a ▁speech ▁to ▁the ▁NS P CC ▁in ▁which ▁he ▁argued ▁that ▁social ▁work ▁training ▁involved ▁' ide al istic ▁students ▁being ▁told ▁that ▁the ▁individuals ▁with ▁whom ▁they ▁will ▁work ▁have ▁been ▁dis emp ower ed ▁by ▁society '. ▁G ove ▁held ▁that ▁students ▁were ▁being ▁' enc