Data sharing & confidentiality

Session 9: Data sharing & confidentiality

This session explores the issues, challenges and good practice around client confidentiality in homelessness services and the sharing of information with the Home Office. It looks at concerns with the role of Home Office engagement in rough sleeper services, legal frameworks, a look at firewalls in other public services and good practice policies on client confidentiality for homelessness organisations.

A talk by Jacqueline Broadhead, Jennie Corbett, Alex Skerten and Sylvia Tijmstra
COMPAS, Homeless Link, Southwark Council and St Mungo's

A series of recordings from the online Homelessness and Migration conference, held on 17 March 2021.The event was designed to equip homelessness services and commissioners with the information and tools they need to better support homeless migrants. It was delivered by Homeless Link in partnership with the Pan-London Migrant Frontline Network facilitated by Praxis Community Projects.