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DHSC privacy notice

Find out about DHSC's data protection policy and procedures.

• From: Department of Health and Social Care
• Published: 25 May 2018
• Last updated: 8 September 2023 — See all updates

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DHSC privacy notice

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The privacy notice explains your rights under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR).

Published 25 May 2018
Last updated 8 September 2023 + show all updates

1. 8 September 2023

   In ‘3. Reasons and purposes for processing personal data’, we have removed a point related to making personal data available for commercial use. In ‘6. The information we process’, we have removed ‘individuals on civil registers’ and ‘members of the general populace’ from the list setting out who we process information about. We have added a new section, ‘11. Automated decision-making or profiling’.

2. 6 April 2023

   Updated '4. Why we process information' to confirm that we process information relating to consultations and calls for evidence.

3. 20 July 2022

   Updated '2. Contact our Data Protection Officer' to reflect changes in the executive agency names. Updated '5. Lawful basis for processing your personal data' to align content with the UK GDPR and Data Protection Act 2018.

4. 25 May 2018

   First published.