| Level | File |
| Ref No | BPS/001/11/04/03/04/14 |
| PreviousNumbers | BPS/001/4/01/03/02 |
| Title | Comments on Data Protection Act Subject Access to Personal Health Data Order 1985-1988 |
| Date | 1985-1988 |
| Extent | 1 file |
| Description | Correspondence and response of the British Psychological Society to the DHSS consultation on the Data Protection Act Subject Access to Personal Health Data Order [aka Data Protection (subject Access Modification) (Health) Order] to modify the subject access provisions of the act in respect to personal health data - drawing on the advice of the BMA Interprofessional Working Group on Access to Personal Health Information. Includes correspondence with Edwina Currie, Under Secretary of State for Health and R M Oliver, Deputy Chief Medical Officer.
Includes also correspondence about Scottish Home and Health Department consultation on access to computerised medical information and Access to Personal Files Act 1987 Social Work Regulation.
Bernard Kat was the Society's representative on the Interprofessional Working Group. The British Psychological Society had a working party on data protection 1976-1986 and later on Access to Personal Health Information 1987-1990; Confidentiality and Access to Information 1991-1993. |
| Format | File |
| Notes | The History of Psychology Centre is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our users. Be aware that our catalogue contains historic terminology relating to mental health which could be considered offensive. The terminology exists within the original record and has been retained to inform users on viewpoints at the time. It in no way reflects the attitudes of the cataloguers or the British Psychological Society. |
| File of Colin Newman British Psychological Society Professional and Scientific Secretary |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | BPS/001/11/04/03/03/19 Evidence and Response to the Data Protection Committee 1977-1979
BPS/001/4/01/04/02 BPS Professional Affairs Board Data Protection Working Party 1979-1988
BPS/001/11/04/03/04/07 Responses to Data Protection Legislation 1982-1988
BPS/002/2/01/02/05/05 BPS DCP S.D.S.C. Service Development Committee, Miscellaneous 1973-1994
BPS/001/11/04/03/04/06 Client Access to Social Service Records 1983
BPS/001/4/01/02/05 BPS Professional Affairs Board PAB Papers 1984
BPS/001/4/01/02/07 BPS Professional Affairs Board PAB Papers 1986
BPS/001/4/01/02/09 BPS Professional Affairs Board PAB Papers 1988 |
| RelatedRecord | BPS/002/2/01/02/05/05 |
| BPS/001/11/04/03/04/07 |
| BPS/001/11/04/03/04/06 |
| BPS/001/4/01/02/05 |
| BPS/001/4/01/02/07 |
| BPS/001/4/01/04/02 |
| BPS/001/4/01/02/09 |
| AccessConditions | Registered Users by Appointment Only. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 13: BPS History of Psychology Centre, London |
| Term | Public Relations |
| Legislation and Regulations |
| Data Protection |
| Access to Information |
| Communication Legislation |
| Communication Control |
| AdminHistory | The Data Protection Act 1984 and the Access to Personal Files Act 1987 were superseded by the Data Protection Act 1998 (incorporating the EU Data Protection Directive 1995). This was replaced by the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which came into force 25 May 2018. |
| Copyright | Subject to the condition of the original, copies may be supplied for private research use only on receipt of a signed undertaking to comply with current copyright legislation. Permission to make any published use of material from the collection must be sought in advance from the Head of the History of Psychology Centre and Archives and, where appropriate, from the copyright owner. Where possible, assistance will be given in identifying copyright owners, but responsibility for ensuring copyright clearance rests with the user of the material |
| Rules | Description compiled in line with the following: ISAD (G) General International Standard Archival Description MAD3 Third Edition 2000 |
| ArchNote | Compiled by Claire Jackson BPS Archivist History of Psychology Centre. |
Show related Persons records.
Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| BPS/GB/290 | Kat; Bernard John Bastion (1946-); BA, MSc, CPsychol., DipClinPsychol, FBPsS. | 1946- |