Workforce Development Privacy Notice - Children's Services

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Workforce Development Privacy Notice – Children's Services
Last updated
Monday, 18 October 2021
Introduction

Employees and foster carers have access to e-learning and face-to-face resources, enabling you to update your learning and build on your own development.

Courses include:

  • Paediatric First Aid
  • Medication Awareness
  • Safeguarding Children in Rochdale
  • Anti-racism
  • Level 1 Food Safety and Hygiene​
  • Data Protection

We are responsible for monitoring the record of attendance of training put on to database relating to employees and adoptive/foster carers.

What personal information we collect

We collect personal information to make sure that we can carry out our work.

The personal information we collect includes:

  • Name    
  • Address
  • Contact details including email address
  • Employment data
Who we collect personal information about

When we collect personal information it may be about:

  • Employees
  • Carers
  • Volunteers
How we use personal information

We use your personal information to:

  • Maintain accounts and records
  • Support and manage employees
  • Support and manage volunteers
  • Conduct surveys or reviews
  • Corporate administration
  • Safeguard the welfare of children and young people
  • Provide employment, education and training advice and support
  • Undertake investigations and audits
Why we use your personal information

We're required by law to monitor training records. This is detailed in legislation and guidance including:

  • Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014

We're 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
  • Legitimate interests
Who we share your personal information with

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

  • Council departments
  • Training providers
  • Ombudsman and regulatory bodies
Automated decision about your personal information
This service does not make any decisions using computers or programmes that do not 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 6 years from the date of collection, or for an additional length of time if necessary.
Transferring personal information beyond the EEA
This service doesn't transfer your information outside the EEA.
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Contact

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