Home Office still using NHS patient data for immigration enforcement despite suggesting it would end practice – The Independent

Posted February 5th, 2019 in confidentiality, data protection, debts, detention, enforcement, government departments, health, immigration, news, privacy, reporting restrictions by tracey

‘The Home Office is obtaining patient data from the NHS and using it for immigration enforcement purposes, despite suggesting last year that this form of data-sharing would no longer take place. A report by the chief inspector of borders reveals immigration enforcement teams are using hospital records containing data on migrants with an outstanding debt to the NHS of £500 or more.’

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The Independent, 4th February 2019

Source: www.independent.co.uk