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Question for Department of Health and Social Care

UIN 183087, tabled on 27 April 2023

Question

Margaret Greenwood
Labour
Wirral West
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to the Federated Data Platform, what safeguards are in place to ensure that it will not be used to market health or care services and products to patients.

This answer is the replacement for a previous holding answer.

Answer

Will Quince
Conservative
Colchester
Commons

Answered on

23 May 2023

There will not be marketing activity within the Federated Data Platform (FDP). It will comply with the Data Protection Act 2018 and the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Information Commissioner’s Office guidance and associated regulations, standards and guidance. Access to data in the FDP will always be controlled by National Health Service organisations. Use of data in the FDP will be clearly auditable and will be assessed to ensure compliance with GDPR and Information Governance rules.

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