 Interactive Tool13, the ICO’s 10 step guide or refer to the definitions in Annex A of this guidance for more help on this. The lawful bases which are most relevant for practitioners working with children There are six lawful bases14 for sharing information set out in Article 6 of the UK GDPR. No single basis is ’better’ or more important than the others and the basis most appropriate to use will depend on the type of organisation you work for, your purpose for sharing and the nature of your relationship with the individual whose information you are sharing. Where there is an expectation on the part of the child or family that the common law duty of confidentiality applies, practitioners will need to consider the lawful basis for setting this aside, prior to making the decision about sharing information. If you work in a public sector organisation, it is likely that “public task” or “legal obligation” will be the most appropriate lawful basis for you to use when sharing information to safeguard or protect the welfare of a child (e.g. when exercising statutory duties in relation to children under the Children Acts of 1989 and 2004 and other related legislation). 11 A 10 step guide to sharing information to safeguard children | ICO 12 Lawful basis for processing | ICO 13 Lawful basis interactive guidance tool | ICO 14 A guide to lawful basis | ICO 10 If you work with children and their families within the voluntary or private sectors, where your task, function or power does not have a clear basis in law, it is likely that the lawful basis of using “legitimate interests” may be more appropriate. (Refer to ‘Step 8: Share information using the right lawful basis’ of the ICO ten step guide for more information.) Where the information to be shared is “special category data15” 