PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Local Government: Coronavirus (20 May 2020)

To ask the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, what guidance his Department has issued to local authorities on safeguarding of the details of vulnerable people that have been identified as needing support during the covid-19 outbreak.

Asked by:
Charlotte Nichols (Labour)

We have issued, from the start of April onwards, guidance for local authorities on sharing of the personal data that they have been receiving in relation to those who are clinically, extremely vulnerable. This covers purpose, appropriate use and in what circumstances NHS Shielded Patient List, and Government Digital Service (GDS) shielding data can be shared. The guidance has been updated periodically, in response to developments in the shielding programme and queries from local authorities.

Answered by:
Christopher Pincher (Independent)
3 June 2020