SA Mathieson writes in The Guardian: The government is encouraging health service organisations to accelerate creation of summary care records (SCRs), with the aim of having them in place for most patients by 2013-14. The Department of Health says that 9.12m SCRs have been created, but that 33.81m people have been sent letters about the [...]
Suw Charman-Anderson writes in FirstPost: The focus on returning control and ownership of our personal data to us is growing. In the UK, Mydex is creating Personal Data Stores which will provide a secure centralised location for your details such as address, credit card details, phone number and preferences. Users will choose who they allow [...]
According to the UK AuthorITy web site: The national bill for a new computer system to speed up criminal record checks for town halls and other employers will be £200m. Fees will rise for people applying to work with children and vulnerable adults, to cover the cost of the improved IT system, to be introduced [...]
Ewan Foskett writes in local newspaper the Royston Crow: THE controversial automatic number plate recognition ‘ring of steel’ has almost been completed around Royston with the majority of cameras installed. It is unknown if the devices are all fully operational and Hertfordshire Constabulary will not reveal the location of the cameras – which will make [...]
The Press Association carries a brief report on the Third Reading of the Protection of Freedoms Bill: The Government was accused of putting the rights of criminals ahead of protecting the public as its civil liberties measures cleared the Commons. The Protection of Freedoms Bill, which cuts back the size of the DNA database and [...]
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