GDPR
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) (EU) 2016/679 is a regulation in EU law on data protection and privacy for all individuals within the European Union. The GDPR forms part of the data protection regime in the UK, together with the new Data Protection Act 2018.
You can find out more about GDPR
Sharing information at the right time, with the right people, is key to keeping children and young people safe from harm. All professionals who work with children and families must understand the purpose of information sharing in order to safeguard and promote children’s welfare.
The London Safeguarding Children Board has produced practice guidance which Hounslow has signed up to. Their guidance can be found here.
The aim is to facilitate effective data sharing across Hounslow where this is needed to improve safeguarding or to enable each organisation to respond quickly to safeguarding needs.