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UK Act of Parliament
2018
United Kingdom
Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Act 2018
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What's here
6 compliance obligations, 1 practical guide · 2 journeys
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
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Plus 5 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
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Relevant guidance
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What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Schedules
The Secretary of State must pay to the Data Guardian...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must fund the National Data Guardian Crown / Minister / Government department
The Data Guardian must keep proper accounts and proper records...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- National Data Guardian must maintain proper financial accounts and records Statutory regulator
The Data Guardian must send a copy of the annual...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Data Guardian must send annual report to the Secretary of State Statutory regulator
The Secretary of State must lay a copy of the...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must lay the National Data Guardian's report before Parliament Crown / Minister / Government department
The period for which a person is appointed as the...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must limit Data Guardian appointments to three years Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 20 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Subject to paragraphs 2 to 6, a person holds and...
Service as a member of staff of or advisor to...
The Data Guardian may authorise a member of his or...
The Data Guardian may make arrangements for persons to be...
The arrangements may include provision for payments by the Data...
A period of secondment does not affect the continuity of...
As soon as reasonably practical after the end of each...
“Financial year” means— (a) the period beginning with the day...
A person who has held office as the Data Guardian...
The Data Guardian may at any time resign the office...
The Secretary of State may remove the Data Guardian from...
Service as the Data Guardian is not service in the...
The Secretary of State may pay to or in respect...
The Data Guardian may appoint staff and advisors as the...
The Data Guardian may pay— (a) any remuneration, expenses, allowances...
In Part 2 of the table in paragraph 3 of...
In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments...
In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of...
In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of...
In Part 1 of Schedule 19 to the Equality Act...
National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care
- Consider National Data Guardian guidance when processing health or care data Any Person
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Interpretation
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