Sharing data offers significant public and private benefit

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Background

• Personal information is individual precious to
  each one of us its vital that we treat it
  properly.
• There is a long-standing and healthy debate about
  the balance between the right to privacy and the
  necessity to hold and share data.
• Review announced by PM on 25/10/2007 during his
  speech on Liberty. High profile data losses
  thereafter made DSR even more relevant.

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Work of the Review

• Consultation exercise between December and
  February over 200 responses.
• Some 60 meetings covering public, private and
  third sector across UK and in Europe.
• 8 workshop discussion sessions.
• Extensive desk research.

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Common issues highlighted

• Benefits of sharing (law enforcement/public
  protection provision of services research).
• Risks of sharing need for minimisation,
  proportionality and safeguards.
• General confusion/uncertainty about the law,
  including the complex interplay between different
  strands of the law.
• A lack of public trust in data handling.
• A lack of transparency in what is done with
  personal data.
• Inadequate regulatory powers, sanctions and
  resources.
• Lack of clear accountability in a complex shared
  data environment.
• The subject access process out-of-date in the
  internet era.

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Recommendations (1)

• Transform personal and organisational culture
  clarify corporate governance maximise
  transparency improve training and consider
  credentials.
• Clarify and streamline legal framework urge HMG
  to lead EU debate on reform authoritative
  guidance through statutory CoP and a new
  statutory fast-track procedure where there is a
  strong case for removal of a legal barrier.
• Ensure effective enforcement implement fine
  provisions quickly provide new powers to inspect
  audit ensure adequate resources and revise
  structure.

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Recommendations (2)

• Develop mechanisms for safe and secure research
  and statistical analysis develop safe havens
  as environment for population-based research
  create system for accrediting approved
  researchers and call on HMG and NHS to maximise
  potential benefits made possible through safe
  havens.
• Safeguard and protect publicly available (online)
  information call for new enquiry into online
  services that aggregate personal information and
  ban the sale of the edited electoral register.

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Next Steps

• Report has been presented to PM and Justice
  Secretary.
• Our recommendations are evidence-based and
  workable in practice we expect to see progress
  made on implementation.
• We have asked the Government to set a clear
  timetable for implementation and to report on
  progress in 18-months time.