Department of Health and Social Care written question – answered at on 2 October 2023.
Emily Thornberry
Shadow Attorney General
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, with reference to schedule 12 of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (No. 2) Bill, whether (a) the Phoenix Partnership Ltd., (b) Palantir Foundry and (c) any other IT provider has been identified by (i) his Department and (ii) its agencies as (A) not complying with information standards as described in proposed section 251ZC and (B) not making the required adjustments to comply with those standards as described in proposed section 251ZB between 1 April 2015 and 11 September 2023.
Will Quince
Minister of State (Department of Health and Social Care)
The Department and its agencies have not identified any provider as not complying with information standards as described in proposed section 251ZC.
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