Transcription of Code of practice on confidential personal information
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code of practice on confidential personal information September 2016 (reviewed and amended in May 2018 to reflect updates to legislation in 2018) CQC s code of practice on confidential personal information September 2016 1 Contents Introduction .. 2 What is confidential personal information ? .. 2 Why CQC needs to obtain and use confidential personal information .. 3 Our approach to confidential personal information .. 6 The necessity test .. 9 mental capacity considerations .. 11 Children and young people .. 12 practice 1: Obtaining confidential personal information .. 13 Obtaining information by using our powers .. 13 Purposes for which we can use our powers .. 13 Consent when CQC is using its powers .. 14 Obtaining confidential personal information by other means .. 17 Lawful basis to obtain confidential personal information where our statutory powers do not apply.
For example, our functions under the Mental Health Act 1983, to check that the rights of people detained ... CQC’s Code of practice on confidential personal information September 2016 7 . PRACTICE 2: Using confidential personal information . As far as it is possible and practicable to do so, we will keep people informed about how,
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