Policy paper

Cannabis-based medicines expert panel: privacy and data protection

Privacy and data protection policy used by the expert panel who assess applications for special licences to prescribe cannabis-based medicines.

• From: Home Office
• Published: 27 June 2018

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

This publication was withdrawn on 26 July 2019

Cannabis-based medicines expert panel no longer exists.

Documents

Privacy and data protection policy for the expert panel

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Details

This policy applies to all members of the expert panel, as well as Home Office officials supporting the panel.

This guidance ensures that:

• personal data (including special category data) is processed fairly and lawfully by the expert panel, in compliance with the requirements of data protection legislation and other relevant information governance obligations
• the members of the expert panel as well as the Home Office officials within the support team for the panel are aware of their responsibilities when processing personal data on behalf of the panel
• the expert panel establishes and maintains a culture of data protection by design

Published 27 June 2018