While both the Caldicott Guardian and Senior Information Risk Owner (SIRO) play crucial roles in data protection, their responsibilities differ in focus and scope.
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Caldicott Guardian: Protects the confidentiality of patient and service-user information, ensuring ethical and lawful data sharing within health and social care. Their focus is patient-centred and based on ethical decision-making.
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SIRO: Oversees organisational information risk, ensuring governance, accountability, and strategic data security. Their focus is organisational rather than individual.
Together, they form a governance framework that ensures both ethical integrity and operational resilience in information management.
