Data protection - Confidential Data Protection

Papers relating to issues surrounding data protection and the legal framework, mainly with regard to provisions of the Data Protection Bill and the Data Protection Act 1984, and the Police and Criminal Evidence Bill and Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984.

Covering the Patients Association comments to the Home Office Data Protection Committee 1977, and the Committee's 1979 report; concerns about access to computerised medical records; the Data Protection Conference hosted by the BMA Sep 1981; Data Protection Commissioners' conference Oct 1982; disclosure to clients of personal social services records; protecting 3rd parties with regard to patient access to medical records; devising a code for the confidentiality of personal health information under the DPA 1984.

File includes correspondence with government departments and various voluntary organisations and pressure groups, press cuttings and newsletters, extracts of Hansard, white papers and comments of various organisations.

1976-1985

1 file (in 2 parts)