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Mental Capacity Act 2005, Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
Summary
Why and how we process your data in terms of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 with a report on Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards. This includes profiles of people for whom a DoLS application was received, applications completed and their outcome, and applications not completed, including breakdowns by local authority.
Controller | NHS Digital |
How we use the information (processing activities) | NHS Digital collects data to monitor Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) activity with reference to the Mental Capacity Act 2005 within local authorities in England. The main output is an annual report which is deemed to be an official statistic which presents information on active Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) applications under the Mental Capacity Act 2005. |
Does this contain sensitive (special category) data such as health information? | No |
Who are recipients of this data? |
No |
Is data transferred outside the UK? | Outside EEA |
How long the data is kept | Personal data is stored in line with NHS Digital’s corporate retention categories. For DoLS, data will be retained for 8 years. |
Our lawful basis for holding this data | Legal obligation |
Your rights |
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How can you withdraw your consent? |
Consent is not the basis for processing. |
Is the data subject to decisions made solely by computers? (automated decision making) | No |
Where does this data come from? | Client level annual collection from 152 Local Authorities in England to establish the number of people where a DoLS was requested and ultimately accepted or rejected. |
The legal basis for collecting this data | Article 6 (1) (c) - processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject Article 9 (2) (h) – processing is necessary for the …… management of health and social care systems and services supplemented by DPA 2018 – Schedule 1, Part 1, (2) (2) (f) – processing is necessary for the management of health care systems or services or social care systems or services. |