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Claim: The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives. (Nick Watt, 2020-03-25)
Evidence (2022-03-02): This claim is not accurate. While there has been a change in the timing of reporting of official statistics regarding the impact of COVID-19, there is no suggestion that family consent has any role in the registration of deaths or their statistical reporting. In Northern Ireland, the Public Health Agency has stated that all deaths are a matter of public record. [...] "It turns out that these figures may not actually be the deaths that have taken place over the last 24 hours because the Department of Health, the NHS, needs to have the consent of the families of people who have died to release their figures. So some of the deaths may have taken place a few days ago, so it is not exactly a like-for-like figure every day." [...] Regarding the need for family consent, there is no direct reference to COVID-19 changing the process in which a death is registered. According to the Office of National Statistics (ONS), mortality statistics are based on information recorded when deaths are certified and registered. Most deaths are certified by a medical practitioner, using the Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD).
Claim: The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives. (Nick Watt, 2020-03-25)
Evidence (2023-03-28): Information can only be disclosed without consent if one of the following applies: [...] The General Medical Council provides guidance on when information can be disclosed without consent including disclosures required by law and public interest disclosures. [...] Whilst consent is usually required to meet common law, you do not need to seek consent to meet data protection laws when using information for individual care, planning or research.
Claim: The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives. (Nick Watt, 2020-03-25)
Evidence (2023-11-01): - Access to records of deceased people: People may request access to the records of someone who has died, for example a family member. See the NHS Transformation Directorate guidance on Access to the health and care records of deceased people and Primary Care Support England also has guidance on their website about Accessing Medical Records. [...] Data protection laws do not apply to deceased people, but the common law duty of confidentiality does apply. For more information, please see NHS England’s Transformation Directorate guidance on access to the health and care records of deceased people. [...] For more information, please see the guidance on consent and confidential patient information, sharing information with confidence and the article in these Guidelines on consent to using and sharing patient information.
Claim: The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives. (Nick Watt, 2020-03-25)
Evidence (2023-04-20): Health and care information about a person cannot generally be disclosed without that person’s consent. However, you can rely on implied consent when sharing relevant information for the purpose of providing care, with health and care staff who have a legitimate relationship with the person. [...] If the person lacks capacity to give consent for their data to be shared, consent should be sought from the person who holds a health and welfare lasting power of attorney (LPA) on their behalf. Alternatively, consent can be sought from the welfare deputy registered with the Court of Protection if the person has someone acting in that capacity. [...] If you are not sure about how to deal with a request to share information, you should check with your senior staff; or your information governance lead or Caldicott Guardian if you have one.
Claim: The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives. (Nick Watt, 2020-03-25)
Evidence (2023-02-10): - if you are aware of any wishes (written or verbal) of the deceased individual relating to their information being shared - if there is anything in the record which would either cause distress to the family or benefit them to know - if there is any third party information in the record; for example, information about other family members - if there is anything in the record which if disclosed might cause harm to another person - to explain any clinical abbreviations or terminology in the record, to help the person who has asked for a copy of the record understand it [...] Where confidential information about a deceased person is required for a purpose beyond individual care, such as research, service evaluation or national clinical audit, the requester should obtain approval from the Health Research Authority, under section 251 of the NHS Act 2006. [...] You will also need to consider the likelihood of information sharing being of benefit to the family of the deceased; for example, sharing certain information could reduce the emotional or mental harm experienced by grieving relatives. For example, where a person died of COVID-19 and their relatives were unable to visit them because of the infection control measures in place; or where a parent asks for information about the circumstances and causes of their child's death.
Claim: The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives. (Nick Watt, 2020-03-25)
Evidence (2022-12-15): Under the Privacy Act’s disclosure provision, agencies generally are prohibited from disclosing records by any means of communication – written, oral, electronic, or mechanical – without the written consent of the individual, subject to twelve exceptions. [...] OMB guidelines suggest, and courts have generally approved of, written consent that states the general purposes for, or types of recipients to, which disclosures may be made; the scope of an agency’s permitted disclosures is then defined by the terms on which the individual provided written consent. [...] LEXIS 20334, at *6 n.6 (D.D.C. Dec. 5, 1983) (addressing alternative argument, stating: "It is not unreasonable to require that a written consent to disclosure address the issue of such disclosure and refer specifically to the records permitted to be disclosed.").
Claim: The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives. (Nick Watt, 2020-03-25)
Evidence (2016-09-05): Without requirement for explicit consent or authorization [...] The Ethics of Consent for Deceased Organ and Tissue Recovery [...] Deceased Organ and Tissue Recovery that Requires Explicit Consent or Authorization: The Moral Priority of the Individual
Claim: The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives. (Nick Watt, 2020-03-25)
Evidence (2024-08-27): The consent of the next of kin is not required for a Coroners post-mortem examination to take place. [...] The body is normally released immediately after the post-mortem examination. Very rarely, usually in criminal cases, it may be necessary for the pathologist to retain the body for further re-examination. If this is the case, the family will be given information about this and every effort will be made to release the body as quickly as possible. [...] - relatives of the deceased - the executor(s) of the deceased’s will or person appointed as the deceased’s personal representative - solicitors acting for the next of kin - insurers with a relevant interest - anyone who may, in some way, be responsible for the death - others at some special risk or appearing to a Coroner to have a proper interest
Claim: The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives. (Nick Watt, 2020-03-25)
Evidence (2024-05-30): ADH is pleased to offer vital records services in all local health units. Click here to see your Local Public Health Unit. [...] Q: How can I check on the status of my vital record order?
Claim: The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives. (Nick Watt, 2020-03-25)
Evidence (2024-05-06): When disclosures are made under the following circumstances the recipient is prohibited from redisclosing the information without consent, except under the following restricted circumstances: [...] On June 26, 2013, in United States v. Windsor, the Supreme Court held that section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which prohibited federal recognition of same-sex spouses/marriages, was unconstitutional. Consistent with HHS policy, same-sex spouses/marriages are to be recognized in SAMHSA regulatory provisions. This means that, as a person or entity subject to SAMHSA’s confidentiality regulation governing alcohol and drug abuse patient records, this policy applies to you. The regulation contains a provision, that is affected by the Windsor decision, which addresses consent on behalf of incompetent or deceased patients and provides that in the absence of a personal representative, consent to disclosure of information identifying a deceased patient as an alcohol or drug abuse patient may be given by the patient’s spouse or, if none, by any responsible member of the patient’s family. See 42 C.F.R. § 2.15(b)(2). SAMHSA now interprets this provision to include same-sex spouses in the meaning of the terms "spouse" and "family." This means that, for purposes of this provision under 42 C.F.R. Part 2, you are required to treat as valid the marriages of same-sex couples whose marriage was legal when entered into.
Claim: The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives. (Nick Watt, 2020-03-25)
Evidence (2024-10-08): Documents for a partner or relative - proof of your relationship to the deceased (for example, marriage/civil partnership or birth certificate, child's birth certificate naming both parents) [...] Documents/information needed by the person sorting out the deceased's affairs [...] - address book/information listing close friends and relatives who will need to be told - passport - vehicle registration documents if the deceased owned a car - driving licence/parking permits/travel cards/Blue Badge for disabled parking - membership cards or documents/correspondence showing membership of clubs, associations, Trade Unions and similar
Claim: The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives. (Nick Watt, 2020-03-25)
Evidence (2024-01-01): Most deaths now take place in a hospital or nursing home. If your relative dies in hospital, staff will contact you, lay out the body and arrange for it to be taken to the hospital mortuary. You will then be asked to arrange for the body to be collected by funeral directors, who will normally take it to their chapel of rest. At the same time, you will be asked to collect the person's personal possessions. [...] When someone dies, you usually have to tell several departments of local and central government, as well as other government agencies, so that they can update their records.
Claim: The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives. (Nick Watt, 2020-03-25)
Evidence (2022-01-01): Voluntary Kinship Care Parental Consent [...] Confidential Information Release Authorization [...] Extended Relative and Non-Relative Search and Engagement Consent
Claim: The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives. (Nick Watt, 2020-03-25)
Evidence (2024-10-09): Get more information about how consent is established
Claim: The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives. (Nick Watt, 2020-03-25)
Evidence (2014-10-07): 135. There are circumstances in which you must disclose relevant information about a patient who has died. For example: [...] 138. Archived records relating to deceased patients remain subject to a duty of confidentiality, although the potential for disclosing information about, or causing distress to, surviving relatives or damaging the public's trust will diminish over time. [...] Usually, if an individual who is known to the deceased is requesting information in relation to the circumstances surrounding the death, it will be appropriate to rely on the above GMC guidance.
Claim: The Department of Health (England) needs the consent of families to release information of deceased relatives. (Nick Watt, 2020-03-25)
Evidence (2024-03-29): Release of Personal Health Information Under the Paid Family Leave Law (Form PFL-3) [...] This form authorizes a health care provider to release information regarding your family member’s serious health condition to your employer’s insurance carrier. Do not send this form to the insurance carrier. Form PFL-4 has sections that need to be completed by you and by your family member’s health care provider.
Claim: Under an Alliance Minister of Justice, crime rates in Northern Ireland are lower. (Alliance Party, 2016-01-01)
Evidence (2016-01-01): According to PSNI reports, annual offences covering the relevant period are marginally higher (105,289 versus 105,040). Meanwhile, crime in Northern Ireland has been rising every year since 2012/13.
Claim: Under an Alliance Minister of Justice, crime rates in Northern Ireland are lower. (Alliance Party, 2016-01-01)
Evidence (2022-03-02): In the Alliance Party’s 2016 manifesto, it states that "under an Alliance Minister of Justice, crime rates are lower and community safety has been increased" (p 4). In a press statement, SDLP Justice spokesperson Alex Atwood has said that this claim by Alliance "doesn’t stand up to scrutiny". He stated that based on PSNI crime statistics, "crime has risen every year since 2012/13. And worse than that, recorded crime is now at its highest level since 2010/11". Following David Ford’s appointment as Minister of Justice in April 2010, the subsequent annual PSNI report indicated that a total of 105,040 offences were recorded during 2010/11 period. This was a 3.8% drop from the previous 2009/10 period where 109,139 offences were recorded. This period was also the lowest level of crime recorded since the revised Home Office Counting Rules were introduced in April 1998. However, this report also states "it should be noted that these low crime levels experienced over the last couple of years coincide with the more extreme weather conditions across Northern Ireland at those times." [...] Thus, this evidence shows that crime rates are not currently lower than when an Alliance member was appointed Minister of Justice in 2010 (105,040 offences for 2010/11 versus 105,289 for 2015/16). This claim would be true for up to the period ending February 2015, but is not valid for up to the most recent period.
Claim: Under an Alliance Minister of Justice, crime rates in Northern Ireland are lower. (Alliance Party, 2016-01-01)
Evidence (2023-06-06): Northern Ireland criminal justice system 'at breaking point' The criminal justice system in Northern Ireland is at breaking point, a leading voice for victims has warned. [...] Naomi Long, who was the justice minister until the Stormont executive collapsed last year, said the delays within the justice system were "completely unacceptable".
Claim: Under an Alliance Minister of Justice, crime rates in Northern Ireland are lower. (Alliance Party, 2016-01-01)
Evidence (2021-07-14): Northern Ireland Secretary Brandon Lewis told lawmakers in the House of Commons that the statute of limitations would "apply equally" to crimes committed by all parties before Northern Ireland's 1998 peace accord. [...] The U.K.’s Conservative government is under pressure from many party members and the military to lift the threat of prosecution from troops who served in Northern Ireland decades ago. Several prosecutions of former soldiers for alleged Troubles crimes have recently collapsed.
Claim: Under an Alliance Minister of Justice, crime rates in Northern Ireland are lower. (Alliance Party, 2016-01-01)
Evidence (2024-01-27): This book explores the dynamics between crime and conflict in Northern Ireland in the years since its foundation until the present. The starting point is the somewhat paradoxical situation whereby Northern Ireland has been historically ranked as a "low-crime" country, despite the fact that it is synonymous with a political conflict, which caused multiple deaths and injuries. [...] Since the foundation of Northern Ireland available data, including statistics on reported crime and crime and victim survey data, shows that so-called "ordinary crime" has remained comparatively low in Northern Ireland. How to explain this discrepancy? [...] Some of the theories put forward for Northern Ireland’s "low-crime" status, during this time and the present day (although rates of crime have risen in recent years, they remain comparatively low), is that the political conflict acted to suppress other forms of criminal activities. In other words, people who may have been involved in offending had their energies diverted elsewhere. Another possible explanation is that high levels of social control, relatively high degrees of religiosity and close community cohesion meant that more commonplace offending such as thefts or burglary were relatively rare.
Claim: Under an Alliance Minister of Justice, crime rates in Northern Ireland are lower. (Alliance Party, 2016-01-01)
Evidence (2021-01-01): Statistics from the Department of Justice, the Northern Ireland Prison Service, the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service, the Youth Justice Agency and the Legal Services Agency.
Claim: Under an Alliance Minister of Justice, crime rates in Northern Ireland are lower. (Alliance Party, 2016-01-01)
Evidence (2021-02-26): The Department of Justice (DoJ) today published Research and Statistical Bulletin ‘Experience of Crime: Findings from the 2019/20 Northern Ireland Safe Community Survey’ (NISCS; formerly known as the Northern Ireland Crime Survey (NICS)). A National Statistics publication, the bulletin focuses on crime victimisation rates in Northern Ireland for the following broad crime types: [...] - Findings from NISCS 2019/20 and the Crime Survey for England and Wales (CSEW; formerly the British Crime Survey) 2019/20 show that the risk of becoming a victim of crime remains lower in Northern Ireland (6.9%) than in England and Wales (13.3%). These figures compare with 7.5% and 14.9% (respectively) in 2018/19.
Claim: Under an Alliance Minister of Justice, crime rates in Northern Ireland are lower. (Alliance Party, 2016-01-01)
Evidence (2024-10-08): In the elections to the Northern Ireland Assembly, which followed the Sunningdale Agreement, the party polled 9.2% and won eight seats.[24] After the elections, Alliance entered the power sharing Northern Ireland Executive. Oliver Napier became Legal Minister and Head of the Office of Law Reform and Bob Cooper took the junior role of Minister for Manpower Services.[25] [...] In 2008, during the deadlock between Sinn Féin and the DUP over the devolution of policing, the two parties came to an agreement that the Minister of Justice would not come from either party. The Alliance Party was the obvious choice but party leader David Ford said "it's a very definite and a very emphatic no". Ford further stated, "this executive is incompetent, it's time they got on with doing the job that they were set up to do".[35] Following further negotiations, Ford assumed office on 12 April 2010. [...] The Alliance Party believes in a united community for Northern Ireland. Not the 'two communities' narrative promoted by most other parties, but a vision of everyone in Northern Ireland coming together for the betterment of society as a whole.
Claim: Under an Alliance Minister of Justice, crime rates in Northern Ireland are lower. (Alliance Party, 2016-01-01)
Evidence (2024-10-07): Minister [edit]The Minister of Justice is elected by a cross-community vote in the Northern Ireland Assembly,[6] unlike all other Northern Ireland Executive posts, which are either allocated by the d'Hondt method or appointed directly by the largest parties (i.e. the First Minister[7] and the deputy First Minister[8]). The exception was made to resolve a dispute between the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) and Sinn Féin.[9] The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland successfully nominated its party leader, David Ford, on 12 April 2010.[10] Ford was re-elected to the position on 16 May 2011[11] and was Minister until 2016.[12] On 25 May 2016, independent unionist Claire Sugden was elected the new Minister of Justice, following the Alliance Party's refusal of the justice ministry. Sugden's tenure as minister ended on 26 January 2017, when the Northern Ireland Executive was dissolved following further disputes between the DUP and Sinn Féin. [...] The Police Service of Northern Ireland is operationally independent and accountable to the Northern Ireland Policing Board; the Minister of Justice has overall responsibility for legislation on policing.
Claim: Under an Alliance Minister of Justice, crime rates in Northern Ireland are lower. (Alliance Party, 2016-01-01)
Evidence (2024-02-03): Sinn Féin, the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP), Alliance and Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) were all entitled to posts, while the justice minister was elected by a cross-community vote in the assembly. [...] Justice by Julian O'Neill, BBC News NI crime and justice correspondent [...] Just prior to the collapse of Stormont in 2022, then Justice Minister Naomi Long was looking at new legislation on hate crime.
Claim: Under an Alliance Minister of Justice, crime rates in Northern Ireland are lower. (Alliance Party, 2016-01-01)
Evidence (2021-03-23): Paramilitary groups in Northern Ireland have been blasted as "parasites" by the region’s Justice Minister. [...] Alliance MLA Stewart Dickson asked Ms Long for an update on "tackling paramilitary activity and crime in East Antrim".
Claim: Under an Alliance Minister of Justice, crime rates in Northern Ireland are lower. (Alliance Party, 2016-01-01)
Evidence (2024-06-04): That this Assembly notes the alarming prevalence of hate-motivated crimes in Northern Ireland and across these islands; recognises that legislation governing hate-motivated crimes in Northern Ireland is outdated and no longer fit for purpose; believes that hate crime legislation can protect communities with protected characteristics while ensuring adequate protection for the freedom of speech and reasonable religious political or other beliefs; acknowledges the work of the Marrinan review into hate crime legislation in Northern Ireland; expresses disappointment at the lack of progress that has been made in enacting the recommendations of the review in the past four years; and calls on the Minister of Justice to introduce stand-alone hate crime legislation, based on the definition and recommendations set out in the Marrinan review, within the next 12 months. — [Ms McLaughlin.] [...] That this Assembly notes the alarming prevalence of hate-motivated crimes in Northern Ireland and across these islands; recognises that legislation governing hate-motivated crimes in Northern Ireland is outdated and no longer fit for purpose; believes that hate crime legislation can protect communities with protected characteristics while ensuring adequate protection for the freedom of speech and reasonable religious political or other beliefs; acknowledges the work of the Marrinan review into hate crime legislation in Northern Ireland; regrets the lack of progress over the past three and a half years due to the lack of a functioning Executive and Assembly; and welcomes the Minister of Justice’s commitment to legislate for foundational hate crime provisions as part of her legislative programme in this Assembly mandate.