Home Office scraps scheme that used NHS data to track migrants

Home Office scraps scheme that used NHS data to track migrant s Secret data-sharing deal dropped after legal action by Migrants’ Rights Network

The Home Office has abandoned a controversial “hostile environment” scheme using NHS data to track down patients believed to be breaching immigration rules.

In the face of a legal challenge brought by the Migrants’ Rights Network, a memorandum of understanding between the Department of Health, NHS Digital and the Home Office is being scrapped. The Guardian