Local authority and NHS commissioners require the services that they commission to keep data safe.
Social care providers delivering work under an NHS contract must have reached at least Standards Met on the DSPT as it is a requirement within NHS England’s Standard Conditions Contract.
Local authorities are increasingly adding the requirement to have the DSPT in place to their contracts – and it is clearly the direction of travel.
Better Security, Better Care is working with ADASS and local authorities to explore how they can strengthen care providers’ data protection through their role as commissioners.
