Written question asked by Helen Hayes (Labour) on Wednesday, 18 August 2021, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 6 September 2021. It was answered by Jo Churchill (Conservative) on Monday, 6 September 2021 on behalf of the Department of Health and Social Care.

Travel: Coronavirus

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what guidance and regulations on people's data have been issued to private companies providing covid-19 testing for travel purposes.

Answer: The Government does not endorse, recommend, or approve any private test providers and the Department has not issued private companies with specific guidance or regulations on people’s data. Businesses, including private providers, must ensure that they are compliant with the United Kingdom’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which requires providers to take appropriate security measures to protect the records that they keep. The Information Commissioner’s Office may issue penalties against businesses in breach of GDPR.

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