Health secretary Matt Hancock: Coronavirus response work covered by exemptions from GDPR

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'GDPR has a clause excepting work in the overwhelming public interest', says Secretary of State for Health Matt Hancock

GDPR won't inhibit the data-driven element of the UK's coronavirus response. That's the message today from Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Matt Hancock, pointing out that the EU di...

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