Data Protection Act 2018, Cross Heading: Restriction of Article 15 of the UK GDPR: prior opinion of appropriate health professional is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
Textual Amendments
F1Words in Sch. 3 para. 6 cross-heading substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 93(8) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
6(1)Article 15(1) to (3) of the [F2UK GDPR] (confirmation of processing, access to data and safeguards for third country transfers) do not permit the disclosure of data concerning health by a controller who is not a health professional unless the controller has obtained an opinion from the person who appears to the controller to be the appropriate health professional to the effect that the serious harm test is not met with respect to the data.U.K.
(2)Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply to the extent that the controller is satisfied that the data concerning health has already been seen by, or is within the knowledge of, the data subject.
(3)An opinion does not count for the purposes of sub-paragraph (1) if—
(a)it was obtained before the beginning of the relevant period, or
(b)it was obtained during that period but it is reasonable in all the circumstances to re-consult the appropriate health professional.
(4)In this paragraph, “the relevant period” means the period of 6 months ending with the day on which the opinion would be relied on.
Textual Amendments
F2Words in Sch. 3 para. 6(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 93(9) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
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