Source · Select Committees · Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Recommendation 16
16
Accepted
Paragraph: 79
It is all the more unfortunate that the Government took the approach it did on...
Recommendation
It is all the more unfortunate that the Government took the approach it did on this issue, as it appears to the Committee that demonstrating Covid-status may become a necessary feature of international travel in order to avoid excessive quarantine and testing requirements over the coming months and possibly years. The data protection concerns raised above still appertain to the use of the NHS app for this purpose and the Government should ensure that the very minimum necessary personal data is shared with foreign governments through the certificate.
Government response summary AI-generated
The government states that minimal personal data is shared via the NHS COVID Pass for international use, explaining it only displays name, date of birth, and vaccine details, which is transient and not stored.
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Paragraph Reference:
79
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government · verbatim extract
Accepted
Minimal personal data is shared when using the NHS COVID Pass. For international use, a 2D barcode is generated with encoded data for visual checking or scanning to authenticate. On visual check or scanning, it displays an individual’s first and second name, date of birth, and details of vaccine events and type of vaccine; the information is transient and is not stored.
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