I'm not so sure. If sufficient information is available, e.g., "the unborn
child of Mr and Mrs Jones of 28 Acacia Avenue, etc.", then surely that
unborn child is an identifiable living individual?
Charles
Professor Charles Oppenheim
Department of Information Science
Loughborough University
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From: "Lewis, Chris G." <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, March 10, 2005 2:42 PM
Subject: Re: Unborn child - DPA living individual
Oops. The "it is borne" was superfluous. Also slightly confusing
sentence structure. I shall try again.
Any information on that baby processed whilst it is unborn will not, at
that time, be personal data. Once the baby is born, and an individual
under the Act, information on procedures carried out on it whilst it was
in utero will be medical information on that baby, and therefore
sensitive personal data.
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Sent: 10 March 2005 14:40
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Subject: Re: [data-protection] Unborn child - DPA living individual
Once the unborn child is born, and therefore an individual under the
act, the information relating to that child when it was unborn will be
sensitive personal data, but not before it is born it is borne, I
shouldn't have thought.
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of DREW Nic
Sent: 10 March 2005 14:37
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Subject: [data-protection] Unborn child - DPA living individual
The DPA applies to living individuals. Would the DPA apply to an unborn
child?
For example, hospitals carry out procedures on unborn children in the
womb therefore sensitive personal data will be processed in the records
kept of this procedure.
I would be grateful for your opinions.
Nic Drew
DPO
Cardiff and Vale NHS Trust
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