UK: employers may share employees’ personal data in the event of a mental health emergency

The Information Commissioner (ICO), the UK body responsible for data protection and information rights, has published new guidelines to give “employers greater certainty about sharing information about their workers in the event of a mental health emergency”. It defines a mental health emergency as a situation where “someone is at risk of serious harm to themselves, or others, because of their mental health”, which may “include the potential loss of life”. In this case, the information may...