Statement of Fair Processing
All personal information provided will be treated with the strictest of confidence and in accordance with the Data Protection Act 1998. Personal data will only be processed with the consent of the individual for the purpose of administering a Disclosure application. Any information provided will be securely held on a password-protected database with access restricted to named individuals who require access as part of their normal duties. Information will not be shared with any other third parties outside of the Disclosure process, except where required by Law, without the express consent of the individual.
All information held following a Disclosure application will be securely destroyed when no longer required.
In accordance with Section 7 of the Act, we will provide individuals with copies of any information that we hold upon receiving a specific request.
The Disclosure and Barring Service will refer the details provided on this application form to government and law enforcement bodies in accordance with any relevant legislation.
The details provided to these bodies will be used for identifying possible matches to records held by them. Where such a match is established, data may be released to the DBS for inclusion on any certificate issued. The details provided on this form may be used to update the records held by the bodies specified above. The details provided on the application form may be used to verify your identity for authentication purposes. The DBS may use any information provided by the DBS on a certificate or otherwise held by the DBS to inform any of its barring decisions made under its powers within the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006.
Fair Processing Principles
Your personal information is only processed with your knowledge.
Only information that we need is collected and processed.
Your personal information is only seen by those who need it to do their jobs.
Personal information is retained only for as long as it is required.
Decisions affecting you are made on the basis of reliable and up to date information.
Your information is protected from unauthorised or accidental disclosure.
Inaccurate or misleading data will be corrected as soon as possible.
Procedures are in place for dealing promptly with any dispute.
We will treat your personal information as confidential and we will not disclose it to any third party except: (i) with your prior agreement; (ii) as necessary for providing our online disclosure service to you; or (iii) as required by law.