Consultation outcome

Extension of the Information Commissioner’s powers under the Data Protection Act 1998

• From: Ministry of Justice
• Published: 25 March 2013
• Last updated: 15 July 2014 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This consultation has concluded

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Consultation response

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Detail of outcome

Based on evidence presented by the Information Commissioner and the responses from NHS bodies and others to the consultation document, the government believes a compelling case has been made for extending the Information Commissioner’s Office’s powers of compulsory audit to public authority NHS bodies.

This will be done by way of a Designation Order, SI 2014/3282, entitled, ‘Data Protection (Assessment Notices) (Designation of National Health Service Bodies) Order 2014’. The Order comes into effect on 1 February 2015.

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Original consultation

Summary

We are seeking views from data controllers on our proposal to extend the commissioner's powers to carry out compulsory assessments.

This consultation ran from
25 March 2013 to 11:45pm on 17 May 2013

Consultation description

This consultation paper sets out our proposal to extend the powers of the Information Commissioner (ICO) to carry out compulsory assessments of NHS bodies’ compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 and its data protection principles. It seeks views from data controllers in the health service and in health and social care across the United Kingdom.

The proposals are informed by the Information Commissioner’s experience working with NHS bodies to improve their compliance with data protection law.

Documents

Consultation document: extension of the Information Commissioner’s Powers

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Information Commissioner’s Code of Practice on Assessment Notices

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Published 25 March 2013
Last updated 15 July 2014 + show all updates

1. 15 July 2014

   Consultation response added

2. 25 March 2013

   First published.