UK Act of Parliament 2018 United Kingdom

Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Act 2018

An Act to establish, and make provision about, the National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care; and for connected purposes.

Status
In Force
Penalty ceiling
Regulated

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Plus 5 duties on the regulator, Crown ministers and public bodies — folded into the section list below.

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s.001 National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care (opens in a new tab) Regulated
  • Consider National Data Guardian guidance when processing health or care dataAny Person
5 other provisions — procedural and definitional
Schedules

Schedules

5 of 25 shown
s.sch001 The Secretary of State must pay to the Data Guardian... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must fund the National Data GuardianCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch001 The Data Guardian must keep proper accounts and proper records... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • National Data Guardian must maintain proper financial accounts and recordsStatutory regulator
s.sch001 The Data Guardian must send a copy of the annual... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Data Guardian must send annual report to the Secretary of StateStatutory regulator
s.sch001 The Secretary of State must lay a copy of the... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must lay the National Data Guardian's report before ParliamentCrown / Minister / Government department
s.sch001 The period for which a person is appointed as the... Regulated
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
  • Secretary of State must limit Data Guardian appointments to three yearsCrown / Minister / Government department
20 other schedules
s.sch001 Subject to paragraphs 2 to 6, a person holds and...
s.sch001 Service as a member of staff of or advisor to...
s.sch001 The Data Guardian may authorise a member of his or...
s.sch001 The Data Guardian may make arrangements for persons to be...
s.sch001 The arrangements may include provision for payments by the Data...
s.sch001 A period of secondment does not affect the continuity of...
s.sch001 As soon as reasonably practical after the end of each...
s.sch001 “Financial year” means— (a) the period beginning with the day...
s.sch001 A person who has held office as the Data Guardian...
s.sch001 The Data Guardian may at any time resign the office...
s.sch001 The Secretary of State may remove the Data Guardian from...
s.sch001 Service as the Data Guardian is not service in the...
s.sch001 The Secretary of State may pay to or in respect...
s.sch001 The Data Guardian may appoint staff and advisors as the...
s.sch001 The Data Guardian may pay— (a) any remuneration, expenses, allowances...
s.sch002 In Part 2 of the table in paragraph 3 of...
s.sch002 In Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 (departments...
s.sch002 In Part 3 of Schedule 1 to the House of...
s.sch002 In Part 6 of Schedule 1 to the Freedom of...
s.sch002 In Part 1 of Schedule 19 to the Equality Act...

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