✓ Passed into LawLords
UK Parliament · Bill
Health and Social Care (National Data Guardian) Act 2018
Summary
This Act establishes the position of National Data Guardian - an official person responsible for protecting people's health and social care information from misuse and breaches. They act as a guardian of your privacy in the NHS and care system, making sure your sensitive medical data is handled carefully.
A vote to support means
- —Supporting this Act means backing stronger protection of your health and medical records. It creates an official role (the National Data Guardian) whose job is to make sure hospitals, doctors, and other health organisations keep your personal health information safe and private.
A vote to oppose means
- —Some people worry that creating another official role adds unnecessary costs and extra layers of bureaucracy. Others might be concerned that no single person can truly protect everyone's data if organisations don't take security seriously in the first place.
Cast Your Vote
People's Vote0 votes
0% Support · 00% Oppose · 0
Parliament's Vote447 MPs
43% Ayes · 19057% Noes · 257
Bill Passage
Commons
- 1st reading5 Sept 2017
- 2nd reading1 Dec 2017
- Committee stage6 Jun 2018
- Report stage6 Jul 2018
- 3rd reading6 Jul 2018
Lords
- 1st reading9 Jul 2018
- 2nd reading26 Oct 2018
- 3rd reading12 Dec 2018
Royal Assent20 Dec 2018
Full Bill Description(click to expand)
No description available