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National Registration / National Health manual records for post 1939 dates of birth: GDPR information
Summary
Why and how we process your data in the National Registration / National Health manual records for post 1939 dates of birth and your rights.
Controller | NHS Digital |
How we use the information (processing activities) | Holding this list so that records can be traced and verified when queries are resolved about data held in the Personal Demographics Service (PDS) and to process National Back Office (NBO) tracing requests. |
Does this contain sensitive (special category) data such as health information? | No |
Who are recipients of this data? |
None |
Is data transferred outside the UK? | No |
How long the data is kept | 20 years minimum from no longer required |
Our lawful basis for holding this data | Legal obligation |
Your rights |
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How can you withdraw your consent? |
Consent 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? | National Registration Offices, Health Authorities, General Register Office. |
The legal basis for collecting this data | Legal obligation (Commencement Order) |
Where we use this data
National Back Office for the Personal Demographics Service
The National Back Office (NBO) provides a national data quality service. It's responsible for the management of NHS Numbers and PDS records, investigation and resolution of data quality incidents on Personal Demographics Service (PDS) demographic records, and the provision of a Tracing Service to approved organisations.