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MPs Tell Government to End £330m NHS Contract With Palantir

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Report says spytech firm is ‘incompatible with UK values’.

A cross-party parliamentary committee had called on the UK government to cancel a £330m NHS contract with US military spytech firm Palantir.

A 70-page report published Wednesday said the company – whose co-founder Peter Thiel has said “the NHS makes people sick” and it should embrace “market mechanisms” – was at odds with British values and should not play a significant role in the public sector.

The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee’s report said officials should exercise a 2027 break clause in the NHS contract with the firm, which is accused of enabling severe human rights abuses by US immigration agents and Israel’s military. 

“The government should… either develop an in-house replacement or seek an alternative developed by UK-owned and UK-based providers that are more compatible with UK values,” the report said.

The report also noted recent revelations that Palantir had been granted “unlimited access” to identifiable patient information via the federated data platform it is building. It demanded the government explain “on what statutory basis this was authorised, when, and by whom”.  ​

In March Palantir was granted yet another UK government contract to analyse highly sensitive Financial Conduct Authority data.

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Streeting refuses to publish secret Palantir NHS briefings

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The health secretary wants to keep us in the dark about Palantir’s systems for handling sensitive health records, so we’re taking legal action with Democracy for Sale to fight back

As Palantir’s global surveillance empire expands, Wes Streeting is building a fortress of secrecy around the firm’s £330m NHS contract. The health secretary is currently refusing to publish vital briefing documents sent to Streeting and health minister Karin Smyth – papers that will provide the truth about the risks of Palantir’s data platform.

Streeting’s team argues that he doesn’t have to publish this material because it was used for “policy development”. But this is not a speculative proposal – Streeting is already rolling out Palantir technology across the NHS. He’s asking the public to accept vague reassurances while denying us access to the facts on the ground.

This secrecy is even more alarming given Palantir’s track record. Doctors and the British Medical Association have warned against handing sensitive health infrastructure to a company with deep ties to defence and intelligence agencies. Palantir’s role in Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown and Benjamin Netanyahu’s genocide in Gaza has sparked a public backlash. And unease also appears to be growing within government as well, with the Financial Times reporting that ministers are exploring whether they can trigger a break clause in Palantir’s contract.

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This isn’t the first time the health department has tried to keep its business with the tech giant behind closed doors. When the government first published Palantir’s contract, 417 out of its 586 pages were completely blanked out. We fought for greater transparency – and won. Now the fight continues.

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Campaigners and union reps demand NHS ‘cease all contracts with Palantir’

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 NHS staff blockade the entrance to NHS England’s headquarters in central London demanding the cancellation of its contract with Palantir, which campaign groups say supplies advanced technology to Israel’s military, April 3, 2024

US tech giant granted ‘unlimited access’ to patients’ data

HEALTH union reps, public ownership campaigners and Amnesty International UK demanded the NHS “cease all contracts with Palantir” today after the US tech company was granted “unlimited access” to patients’ data.

Health Secretary Wes Streeting was urged to reconsider a “staggering decision” to grant external staff from firms including Palantir access to patients’ identifiable data while working on its flagship platform.

An NHS England internal briefing note published today by the Financial Times said it would create an “admin” role which “permits unlimited access to non-NHS England staff” to the National Data Integration Tenant (NDIT) and identifiable patient data within it.

The NDIT is a part of a larger tool made to aggregate disparate NHS data into a single system called the Federated Data System, which earned Palantir a £330 million government contract in 2023.

As well as the controversial US tech firm, access to patients’ data could be given to any other outside firm contracted to work on the Federated Data System.

Previously, access to sensitive information required individuals working on the NDIT to apply for permission for specific data sets, the FT reported.

All-round access was initially meant to be reserved for NHS England employees with security clearance.

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Sadiq Khan Moves to Block Met Police Deal With Palantir

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London mayor speaks out against ‘firms who act contrary to London’s values’.

Sadiq Khan could block the Metropolitan Police from signing a huge AI contract with tech giant Palantir, citing concerns about spending public money on “firms who act contrary to London’s values”.

Palantir, which provides software to ICE and the Israeli military, showcased its systems to Scotland Yard intelligence officers last month, hoping to land a contract worth tens of millions of pounds, the Guardian reported. 

While the Met has its own procurement team, the London mayor’s Office for Policing and Crime must sign off any contract worth over £500,000, giving Khan some leverage over the deal. 

A spokesperson for the mayor said: “We can’t comment on live procurement processes. However, as a general point the mayor would have concerns about using public money to support firms who act contrary to London’s values.”

Palantir, which was founded by US billionaire Peter Thiel, currently holds more than £600m of contracts with public bodies in the UK. Those include a £240m deal with the Ministry of Defence, a £330m contract with the NHS, and agreements with various city councils and local police forces. 

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