At present, services must get consent before sharing information unlessthis is being done for child protection or crime prevention reasons.
But, as part of plans to create a database containing details of everychild in England, the Government intends to change the law so localauthorities can share information without consent.
The change will be included in a consultation on the Government'sinformation sharing index that will start early this year. The index isexpected to be operational by the end of 2008.
- See Debate, p14.
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