Introduction The concept of privacy of the citizens of a country has become very important over the years. Many laws and regulations have been passed that ensure the right to privacy for the citizens from the government as well as other business and not-for-profit organizations. But the world is not what it used to be a decade back. International concerns like terrorism have changed the way information and privacy are handled. This will entail a balance between the right to privacy and the right to information from the point of view of security. The people who often find themselves as victims of this situation are the innocent citizens who value their privacy and are honest and upright citizens of a country. This paper will look at the increasing concerns for intrusion into privacy in the UK. The government is caught in a dilemma as how to strike a balance between the duties of a citizen and his rights with regard to privacy. As a result, privacy issues are becoming more important and calls to bring in laws and amendments to ensure that the privacy of individuals is being more heard today. The issue will be studied with a focus on decided court cases in the country. Human Rights The aspect of human rights to confidentiality and privacy, or the need to be left to oneself, is intrinsic to each human being. This is more evident in the areas of medical care, hospitalization, and protection of patient records. It is proposed to first consider the aspects governing the Human Rights Act concerning obtaining consent of the patients in medical research settings before accepting them for medical research, or bio-medical use. Strike a balance between protection of patients’ rights and need for law: This aspect is important since in recent times, it is seen that the fine equilibrium between protecting the privacy of patients on the one hand, and the need for legal confirmation on research and exploration of new frontiers in bbiochemistryand medical science, on the other, needs to be maintained. The aspect of tissue collection is important since it could be done only after obtaining the consent of the parties under the Human Tissue Bill which was flouted by the medical authorities during earlier times. This is important since law makers are of the considered opinion that one’s body tissues forms part of one’s physical and moral personality, and cannot be excluded from it, even if the person is in no position to offer consent. During earlier times, the consent of the patient was not directly needed, and thus lot of medical research was done, without the knowledge by the patient that their bodies, or part of it were used without their knowledge and permission. In the Alder Hey Report it was found that some health institutions regularly held back human limbs and tissues after post mortem without gaining the permission of relatives. This was considered “unlawful and contrary to the provisions of the Human Tissue Act 1961.” (The Transplant of Human Organs Bill: Bill 17 of 2000/01 A. The Alder Hey Inquiry: 1. The background to the Inquiry HT Act 2004 However, the HT Act 2004 changed all that, and in the present context it is mandatory that the prior consent of patients, and/or relatives are required before using organs and tissues for bio- medical, or research purposes. However, there are apparent loopholes in that cell that have been removed from the bodies do not fall within the purview of this act. Only untreated bodies come within its ambit. Therefore it becomes necessary to remedy this situation in the best interests of patients. Human rights to confidentiality. It is now necessary to consi