Guidance

Adult social care client level data: privacy notice

This notice is designed to help you understand how and why we process adult social care client level data.

Applies to England

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Details

The Department of Health and Social Care processes local authority adult social care data – covering requests for support, assessments and reviews, and services provided or commissioned by the local authority – to:

  • support national policy development and delivery
  • provide insights and benchmarking for local authorities

This privacy notice is for people requesting or receiving local authority provided or commissioned care and support. It explains:

  • why we collect your data
  • what personal data we collect
  • how we use your data
  • the legal basis for processing your data
  • who we will share your data with
  • how long we will keep your data
  • how we keep your data secure
  • your rights as a data subject
Published 11 January 2024