Stands for
PC — Duty to keep personal information private, subject to specific statutory exceptions.
How it works in KallosSim
- In practice language — Duty to keep personal information private, subject to specific statutory exceptions.
- What it means — All professionals working with people owe a duty of confidentiality in respect of personal information. For social workers, this is reinforced by the BASW Code of Ethics. For healthcare staff, it is embedded in the Common Law Duty of Confidentiality and the Data Protection Act 2018. Confidentiality is not absolute — it must be breached where there is a risk of serious harm to the individual or others, or where a statutory duty requires disclosure. Professionals must be able to explain clearly to service users what is and is not confidential from the outset of any professional relationship.
- In KallosSim — Cases and formative debriefs may reference this concept when your sector pack and card selections call for it.
Training only. Fictional AI-generated cases only — not legal advice, not live decision support, not a substitute for supervision.
What it is not
- A substitute for reading primary statute or your organisation’s procedures.
- Competence assessment, ASYE sign-off, or Bar / SRA / CIPD accreditation.
- Advice for a live family, employee, client, or court matter.