LAMI-16 Response Historic

Issue guidance on data protection and confidentiality for child welfare information sharing

Recommendation

The Government should issue guidance on the Data Protection Act 1998, the Human Rights Act 1998, and common law rules on confidentiality. The Government should issue guidance as and when these impact on the sharing of information between professional groups in circumstances where there are concerns about the welfare of children and families.

Published Evidence Summary
The following publicly available evidence relates to this recommendation:
No formal government response has been recorded for this recommendation. No independent verification has been carried out.
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Jurisdiction
UK-wide
Response
Historic

No government response recorded.

Source
Inquiry Laming Inquiry
Report Laming Inquiry — Final Report 28 Jan 2003
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Themes & Tags
Underinvestment in Children's Social Care Inter-agency benefit data sharing
Recommendation age 23.3 yrs
Last formal update No formal updates