Uk Statistics Authority
November 2
11:39
2018
Guidance: Digital Economy Act 2017 part 5: Codes of Practice
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Part 5 of the Digital Economy Act 2017 gives government powers to share personal information across organisational boundaries to improve public services. It says what data can be shared and for which purposes. It also includes safeguards to make sure that the privacy of citizens data is protected.
How to do this is explained in:
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a Code of Practice on Public Service Delivery, Debt and Fraud
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a Code of Practice for Civil Registration officials
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a Code of Practice and accreditation criteria for access to data for research purposes
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Statistics Statement of Principles and Code of Practice on changes to data systems
All public authorities and other participants using the information sharing powers in Part 5 of the Digital Economy Act must have regard to the relevant code before any information is shared.
Published 23 July 2018
Last updated 2 November 2018 +show all updates
Last updated 2 November 2018 +show all updates
- Added: Guidance for Controllers relating to the Register of Information Sharing Agreements under Part 5 of the Digital Economy Act
- Added translation
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