The aim of this document is to set out how, within the provisions of applicable data protection law (specifically the Data Protection Act 2018 and the United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)), the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) will seek to protect special category and criminal convictions personal data.
It meets the requirement at paragraph 1 of schedule 1 of the Data Protection Act 2018, that an appropriate policy document be in place where the processing of special category personal data is necessary for the purposes of performing or exercising obligations or rights which are imposed or conferred by law on the controller or the data subject in connection with employment, social security or social protection.
It also meets the requirement at paragraph 5 of schedule 1 of the Data Protection Act 2018 that an appropriate policy document be in place where the processing of special category personal data is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest. The specific conditions under which data may be processed for reasons of substantial public interest are set out at paragraphs 6 to 28 of schedule 1 of the Data Protection Act 2018.
This document should be read alongside DHSC’s Personal information charter and privacy notice.
The purpose of this document is to explain:
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