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Data Security and Protection Toolkit

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Information Standard Notice

Acting under delegated authority from the Secretary of State for Health, the Data Coordination Board has approved a change to an existing information standard for publication under section 250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012.

Important: Full conformance date

You must comply with this change by the full conformance date: 30 June 2025

Standard definition

Unique identifier

DAPB0086 Amd 21/2023

Name
Data Security and Protection Toolkit
Publication version
7.0.0
Approval date
20 August 2024
Publication date
30 September 2024
Documentation
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Standard definition

Description
The Data Security and Protection (DSP) Toolkit is an online tool that enables relevant organisations to measure their performance against the data security and information governance requirements mandated by the Department of Health and Social Care.

About this change

Scope
Health Services, NHS Services, Adult Social Care
Applies to
  • All organisations have access to NHS patients and/or to their information
  • All organisations which provide support services directly to an NHS organisation
  • All organisations which have either direct or indirect access to national informatics services.
  • Social care providers that provide care through the NHS Standard Contract
  • Any party seeking approval for access to NHS patient information from either the Confidentiality Advisory Group or NHS England
Link to further information
Further information

Contacts

Sponsor

Phil Huggins, National Chief Information Security Officer for Health and Care, Department of Health and Social Care

SRO
Michael Owen, Deputy Director, Cyber Operations, NHS England
Business Lead
John Hodson
Help Desk

https://www.dsptoolkit.nhs.uk/Home/Contact

Dates

Implementation Date
1 July 2024
Full Conformance Date
30 June 2025
Post Implementation Review date
30 June 2026