FOI release

Request for correspondence between NDG and ICO about Royal Free NHS FT and Streams

Request for correspondence between the National Data Guardian and Information Commissioner regarding data sharing by Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Documents

FOI response letter

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ICO letter to NDG

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NDG response letter to ICO

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Associated email correspondence

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Details

On 1 August 2019, the Office of the National Data Guardian (NDG) received a request for any correspondence between the NDG and the Information Commissioner (ICO) regarding advice requested from the NDG by the ICO on the common law duty of confidentiality, as part of the ICO’s investigation into the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust’s data sharing arrangement with DeepMind for the testing of its Streams app.

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Published 23 August 2019

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