Managing Allegations Privacy Notice - Children and Childcare

It's essential that any allegation of abuse made against any member of staff or volunteer in any setting, particularly a professional who works with children and young people, is investigated. All cases should be dealt with fairly, quickly, consistently and in a way that provides effective protection for the child or children. Support must also be given to the person who is the subject of the allegation. Each local authority has a Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) in post to co-ordinate the management of allegations against those in a position of responsibility for children.

Any adult who works in regulated activity with children or young people can be considered for allegations management if they are alleged to have:

• Behaved in a way that has harmed, or may have harmed a child.
• Committed a criminal offence against or related to a child.
• Behaved towards a child or children in a way that indicates they pose a risk of harm to children.

We collect personal information to make sure we can carry out our work. The personal information we collect includes:

• Name.
• Age and date of birth.
• Address.
• Gender.
• Telephone number.
• Marital status.
• Health.
• Religion.
• Ethnicity.
• Disability.
• Sexuality.
• Membership of organisations.
• Employment.
• Previous allegations, concerns, disciplinary, conduct issues.
• Details of family members.

When we collect personal information it may be about:

• Employees.
• Customers.
• Families.
• Parents.
• Adults.
• Children.
• Siblings.
• Offenders.
• Complainants.
• Service users.
• Employers – private, voluntary and statutory sectors.

If we collect your personal information we will use it to:

• Safeguard the welfare of adults, children and young people.
• Prevent and prosecute crime.
• Manage complaints and allegations.
• Support investigations and audits.
• Report and collate statistics.
• Identify themes and patterns of behaviour in order to ensure proactive multi-agency responses.

We're required by law to safeguard children. This is detailed in legislation and guidance including:

• Children Act 1989
• Children Act 2004
• Education acts
• Keeping Children Safe in Education 2016
• Legal aid
• Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012
• Working Together to Safeguard Children 2015

We're allowed to process personal and sensitive information for the following reasons under General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Articles and the Data Protection Act 1998:

• To comply with a legal obligation.
• For public tasks or statutory functions.
• For employment, social security or social protection law.
• For legal proceedings such as obtaining advice and defending legal rights.
• Where there is substantial public interest.
• For health and social care.
• For administration of justice.

We collect personal information from, and disclose personal information to, individuals and organisations that can support our work including:

• Adult social care services.
• Armed services.
• Children, parents and families.
• Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service.
• Early years and childcare.
• Faith organisations.
• Health services.
• Housing services.
• Police.
• Prison service.
• Probation service.
• Public sources if applicable.
• Schools and colleges.
• Voluntary and private sectors.
• Youth offending teams.

Contact the team