Cancer Registration Dataset: GDPR information

Summary

Why and how we process your data for the Cancer Registration Dataset, and your rights.

Controller	Joint: NHS Digital, NHS England
How we use the information (processing activities)	Public Health England supply cancer registration data to NHS Digital. This data is linked to other data held, to provide notifications on an individual's cancer status, be available to support research studies and to identify potential research participants for clinical trials, as well as non standard queries relating to the accuracy of the cancer registration information. Public Health England receive a return report and cancer data is available via NHS Digital's Data Access Request Service (DARS).
Does this contain sensitive (special category) data such as health information?	Yes
Who are recipients of this data?	Public Health England
Is data transferred outside the UK?	This data is not transferred out of the UK
How long the data is kept	20 years minimum after receipt of data from Public Health England
Our lawful basis for holding this data	Legal obligation
Your rights	Be informed Get access to it Rectify or change it Erase or remove it Restrict or stop processing it Move, copy or transfer it Object to it being processed or used Know if a decision was made by a computer rather than a person
How can you withdraw your consent?	Consent is not the basis for processing, individuals can request their cancer data is not held by contacting Public Health England
Is the data subject to decisions made solely by computers? (automated decision making)	No
Where does this data come from?	Public Health England and the Personal Demographics Service (PDS) dataset
The legal basis for collecting this data	Legal obligation (Direction), management of health or social care systems and services