Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 18013

Department for Education: Data Protection

Tabled: 13 July 2026

Answered: 3 August 2026

Question

Andy McDonald

Labour — Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, how her Department ensures compliance with data protection requirements relating to the processing of special category data, including data relating to health or protected characteristics.

Answer

Paul Waugh

The department ensures compliance with data protection requirements relating to the processing of special category personal data, including data concerning health and protected characteristics, in accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation ...

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