Member

On Clause 85, including Amendments 130 and 132, this clause consolidates the safeguards for research, making it easier for researchers to navigate their requirements. When the research purposes can be achieved with anonymous data, the clause requires that data to be anonymised. For some types of research, such as that using genetic or health data, it may not be possible to use only anonymous data. The Government believe that such potentially life-saving research should be permitted, considering the benefits it could bring to society, but I can reassure the Committee that it must meet the other conditions in this clause. Wider requirements elsewhere in the Bill and the data protection framework would also apply.