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- Independent Reviewing Service Privacy Notice
- Last updated
- Thursday, 9 August 2018
- Introduction
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The Independent Reviewing Service chairs reviews for children and monitors a child's case on an ongoing basis including if any safeguarding issues come up. As part of the monitoring, the Independent Reviewing Organisation (IRO) has a duty to identify any areas of poor practice, including general concerns around service delivery and collective experience of looked after children. Their independence is essential to enable effective challenge of practice and planning, and to ensure a timely and appropriate service to children and young people in our care.
- What personal information we collect
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We collect personal information to make sure that we can carry out our work. The personal information we collect includes:
- Name.
- Age and date of birth.
- Address.
- Gender.
- Telephone number.
- Marital status.
- National Insurance number.
- Bank details.
- Passport number.
- Photographs.
- Attainment and educational data.
- Medical records.
- Health.
- Religion.
- Ethnicity.
- Disability information.
- Sexuality.
- Memberships.
- Political opinion.
- Criminal and offending data.
- Who we collect personal information about
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When we collect personal information it may be about:
- Employees.
- Individuals.
- Customers.
- Families.
- Parents.
- Adults.
- Children.
- Siblings.
- Carers.
- Offenders.
- Complainants.
- Service users.
- How we use personal information
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We use your personal information to:
- Maintain accounts and records.
- Support and manage employees.
- Implement regulatory activity.
- Provide social services.
- Provide support and guidance to young people.
- Safeguard the welfare of children and young people.
- Support adoption services.
- Support fostering services.
- Manage complaints and allegations.
- Undertake investigations and audits.
- Why we use your personal information
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We are required by law to undertake independent reviews. This is detailed in legislation and guidance including:
- The Children Act 1989
- The Care Planning, Placement and Case Review (England) Regulations 2010
We are allowed to process personal and sensitive data for the following reasons under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Articles and the Data Protection Act:
- To comply with a legal obligation.
- For public tasks or statutory functions.
- For employment, social security or social protection law.
- For legal proceedings.
- Substantial public interest.
- Who we share your personal information with
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We collect information from and disclose information to individuals and organisations that can support our work including:
- Council departments.
- Other public bodies and authorities.
- Ombudsman and regulatory bodies.
- Partner agencies.
- Law enforcement and prosecuting agencies.
- Courts and tribunals.
- Service providers.
- Automated decision about your personal information
- This service doesn't make any decisions using computers or programmes that don't involve a human being when using your personal information.
- How long we keep your personal information
- We keep personal information collected as part of this process for a minimum of 75 years from the date of birth, or for an additional length of time if necessary.
- Transferring personal information beyond the EEA
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This service doesn't transfer your information outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
We do not routinely share data with any organisation outside the UK, but our website is available across the internet and we communicate with applicants and stakeholders wherever they are.
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