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Data protection

Meaning in social work, with examples

nounCore term

In social work, data protection means: The laws and practices that control how personal information is collected, stored, used, shared and deleted.

In Turkish: kişisel verilerin korunması, veri koruma

How it is used

In the EU and the UK the main framework is the GDPR; in Turkey it is the Personal Data Protection Law (KVKK). Social care records contain sensitive data, so workers follow strict rules on access, sharing, retention and subject access requests.

Example sentences

  1. Under data protection law, clients can ask to see the records we hold about them.

  2. Sending case notes to a personal email account is a data protection breach.

Common collocations

  • data protection law
  • data protection breach
  • data protection officer
  • data protection training
  • confidentialityThe duty to keep information about clients private and to share it only with their consent or when there is a clear professional or legal reason.
  • information sharingPassing relevant information about a person between professionals or agencies so that the person can be protected and receive the right help.
  • record keepingThe practice of creating, organising, storing and updating accurate records about the people you work with and the actions you take.
  • case fileThe complete record held about a person or family, including referrals, assessments, plans, case notes, letters and reports.

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