Responses to Consultations and Calls for Evidence
March 2012
January 2012
- Response to the Department of Work and Pensions Consultation on Sharing Customer Data between the DWP and Local Authorities (PDF, 48Kb)
- Response to the Department of Health Consultation on Duty of Candour (PDF, 29Kb)
December 2011
November 2011
October 2011
August 2011
July 2011
March 2011
January 2011
- Department of Health Liberating the NHS White Paper, consultations on: Greater Choice and Control (PDF, 114Kb) and An Information Revolution (PDF, 119Kb)
- Information Commissioner's Office Data sharing code of practice consultation (PDF, 28Kb)
- NHS Constitution Whistleblowing consultation (PDF, 40Kb)
October 2010
September 2010
June 2010
- Department of Health Draft Code of Practice for Health and Adult Social Care on the Prevention and Control of Infections and Related Guidance – consultation response (PDF, 22Kb)
- The Department of Health Consultation on Proposed Regulations – Duty of Co-operation (PDF, 156Kb)
May 2010
February 2010
- The Ministry of Justice Consultation on the 'Edited Electoral Register' (PDF, 21Kb)
- The Department for Children, Schools and Families Consultation on 'Working Together to Safeguard Children Guidance' (PDF, 30Kb)
January 2010
- The Department for Children, Schools and Families Consultation on the 'New Statutory Children's Trust Guidance and New Children and Young People's Plan Regulations' (PDF, 31Kb)
- The Ministry of Justice Consultation on 'Knowing or reckless misuse of personal data – introducing custodial sentences' (PDF, 17Kb)
December 2009
- The 'Big Care Debate: Shaping the Future of Care Together' (PDF 34Kb) consultation.
- The European Union Consultation on 'The legal framework for the fundamental right to protection of personal data' (PDF, 36Kb)
- The Department of Health consultation on the 'Draft Code of Practice for health and adult social care on the prevention and control of infections and related guidance' (PDF, 24Kb)
October 2009
- The General Medical Council Research Guidance consultation (PDF, 197Kb)
- The Department of Health consultation on 'The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 - Disclosure of identifying information for research' (PDF, 63Kb)
September 2009
- The Department of Health consultation on Health Protection Regulations (PDF, 42Kb)
- The General Medical Council consultation on 'Making and Using Visual and Audio Recordings of Patients' (PDF, 181Kb)
July 2009
- The Department for Children, Schools and Families proposed harmonised data standards and definitions for the Children's and Young People's and Local Government Workforce Consultation (PDF, 20Kb)
- The Nuffield Council on Bioethics Consultation on Medical profiling and online medicine (PDF, 25Kb)
June 2009
- The British Standards Institute (BSI) consultation on standard BS 10012: Specification for the management of personal information in compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998. The NIGB response to this consultation can be provided on request (email nigb@nhs.net). Information on the standard is available at the BSI website (please note this is an external website and not connected with the NIGB) http://www.bsigroup.com/en/Standards-and-Publications/Industry-Sectors/ICT/Data-protection/BS-10012-form-page/.
May 2009
- The UK Research Integrity Office (UKRIO) consultation on their Code of Practice for Research (PDF, 19Kb);
April 2009
- The Department of Health consultation on the Common Assessment Framework (CAF) (PDF, 43Kb);
December 2008
- The NHS Connecting for Health consultation on Public, Patients and others views on additional uses of patient data (PDF, 123Kb);
October 2008
- The consultation on the draft NHS Constitution (PDF, 28Kb);
August 2008
- The consultation by the Ministry of Justice into the Information Commissioner's inspection powers and funding arrangements (PDF, 22Kb)under the Data Protection Act 1998;
July 2008
- The Violent Patient Indicator Consultation (PDF, 30Kb) by the Counter Fraud and Security Management Service of the NHS Business Services Authority;
February 2008
- General Medical Council consultation on the review of their guidelines on confidentiality (PDF, 24Kb);
- The General Medical Council consultation on consent for Research (PDF, 33Kb);
- The Richard Thomas and Dr Mark Walport Data Sharing Review (PDF, 46Kb);
2007
- The Department for Children, Schools and Families Consultation on 'ContactPoint: Consultation on Proposed Amendments to the Children Act 2004 Information Database (England) Regulations 2007' (PDF, 60Kb)

