How your child’s data is collected and processed as part of the National Child Measurement Programme (NCMP)
Local authorities have a legal duty to collect the NCMP data. They do this by following guidance from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities part of the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC).
Local authorities are responsible for making decisions on how the data is collected and for making sure it is protected.
Local NCMP service providers (including Locala in Kirklees) are contracted to carry this out.
The team collecting the data enter it into the NCMP IT system, which is provided by NHS Digital. The data may also be entered into a local child health information system. Your local authority (Kirklees Council) is responsible for sending the data to NHS Digital. NHS Digital and the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities are jointly responsible for the data held at a national level. Your local authority is responsible for the data held locally.
Information about how NHS Digital and Office for Health Improvement and Disparities collect and use information can be found at https://digital.nhs.uk/about-nhs-digital/our-work/keeping-patient-data-safe/how-we-look-after-your-health-and-care-information and https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-of-health-and-social-care/about/personal-information-charter
The diagram below displays what happens to your child’s data as part of the NCMP
