Commentary on Provisions of the Act Section 2: Section 1: Interpretation
Section 2 defines some of the terms used in Section 1.
	Subsection (1) provides that the definitions in Section 2 apply to Sections 1 and 2.
	Subsection (2) defines "adult carer support".
	Subsection (3) provides that "adult social care" includes all forms of personal care and other practical assistance provided for individuals who, by reason of age, illness, disability, pregnancy, childbirth, dependence on alcohol or drugs, or any other similar circumstances, are in need of such care or other assistance. However, this will not include anything provided by an establishment or agency for which Her Majesty’s Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills is the registration authority under section 5 of the Care Standards Act 2000.
	Subsection (4) defines "carer".
	Subsection (5) provides that "the health service" means services that must or may be provided as part of the health service continued under section 1(1) of the National Health Service Act 2006.
	Subsection (6) provides that "health and adult social care data" means information (however recorded) that relates to: (i) the physical or mental health or condition of an individual, the diagnosis of his or her condition or his or her care or treatment; (ii) any form of personal care or other practical assistance provided to an individual aged eighteen or over who, by reason of age, illness, disability, pregnancy, childbirth, dependence on alcohol or drugs, or other similar circumstances, is in need of such care or other assistance; and (iii) the assessment or provision of carer support under Part 1 of the Care Act 2014. It does not matter whether or not the identity of the individual is ascertainable from the information.
	Subsection (7) provides that "processing" has the same meaning given in section 1(1) of the Data Protection Act 1998. This is a broad definition that captures a range of activity involving data, including obtaining, holding, recording, using and sharing.
	Subsection (8) provides that a "public body" means a body or other person whose functions is of a public nature or includes functions of that nature. Where a body or person’s functions are not all of a public nature, they are only a considered a public body to the extent of their functions of a public nature.