These purposes are supported under the following sections of the UK General Data Protection Regulation: Article 6(1)(c) … ‘necessary for compliance with a legal obligation to which the controller is subject Article 6(1)(e) ‘…necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority…’; and Article 9(2)(h) ‘necessary for the purposes of preventative or occupational medicine for the assessment of the working capacity of the employee, medical diagnosis, the provision of health or social care or treatment or the management of health or social care systems and services...” Article 9(2)(g) processing is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest, on the basis of domestic law which shall be proportionate to the aim pursued, respect the essence of the right to data protection and provide for suitable and specific measures to safeguard the fundamental rights and the interests of the data subject;’ Article 9(2)(i) ‘processing is necessary for reasons of public interest in the area of public health, such as protecting against serious cross-border threats to health or ensuring high standards of quality and safety of health care and of medicinal products or medical devices, on the basis of domestic law which provides for suitable and specific measures to safeguard the rights and freedoms of the data subject, in particular professional secrecy’ Schedule 1, Part 1(2) Health and Social Care Purposes, Data Protection Act 2018 Schedule 1, Part1(3) Public Health, Data Protection Act 2018 Schedule 1 Part 2(6) Statutory etc and government purposes, Data Protection Act 2018 |