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<p>Clause 187 of the Investigatory Powers Bill applies to specific BPD warrants and
provides that, where one of the purposes of the warrant was to authorise the retention
or the retention and examination of health records, the warrant may only be issued
in exceptional and compelling circumstances.</p><p>On 5 July the Government tabled
an amendment to the Bill which would make clear that class BPD warrants could not
be used to retain, or retain and examine, bulk personal datasets that consist of,
or include, health records.</p><p>Protections for other parts of the Investigatory
Powers Bill relating to medical professionals and confidential information relating
to an individual’s health will be provided for in the statutory codes of practice
made under the Bill. Draft codes detailing these protections were published on introduction
of the Bill in March 2016.</p>
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