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    Education and Youth Services Privacy Notice

    Who will process the personal information?

    The personal information provided will be used by East Dunbartonshire Council under the provisions of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

    What will the personal information be used for?

    The personal information will be used by the Council to provide the identified young person with education, social and leisure activities. The personal information will be used to:-

    • Support young people’s learning
    • Monitor and report on young people’s attainment and achievement.
    • Provide appropriate pastoral care to support health and wellbeing; and
    • Assure the quality of our education services in line with national expectations from Education Scotland.

    What is the Council’s lawful basis for using the personal information?

    The Council has a legal obligation to ensure that there is an adequate and efficient school, further education and youth services within East Dunbartonshire. If you do not provide us with the personal information we have asked for then the Council will not be able to provide these services.

    This legal obligation is set out under:-

    • Education (Scotland) Act 1980
    • Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014
    • Requirements for Community Learning and Development (Scotland) Regulations 2013 (“the CLD Regulations”).

    When necessary to support the young persons access to education and meet this legal obligation, the personal information may be shared internally between departments of the Council. In particular personal information about pupils can be shared with Social Work and Educational Psychology in order to put in place support for learning.

    To meet the requirements of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980, the personal information will also be shared with:-

    • SEEMIS, the Council’s Education Management Information System (MIS) provider. This sharing is required in order that the Council has a secure and effective way to record information about the Council’s pupils
    • Scottish Qualification Authority (SQA), to enable schools to process personal data for exams in S4 – S6
    • Further Education (FE) Colleges, to enable placements at FE Colleges Senior Phase programme in S4 – S6 as part of the programme for vocational qualifications
    • Health professionals where a pupil requires urgent medical attention, for example on a Council activity or excursion.

    How long will the personal information be held for?

    East Dunbartonshire Council uses the Scottish Council on Archives Records Retention Schedules to manage the length of time the Council keeps information. There are a number of schedules that cover the retention of educational records.

    For example:-

    • 10.002.003 Admission forms Retention for 1 year.
    • 10.002.007 Attendance records Retention for 4 years.
    • 10.002.008 Exclusion records Retention for 7 years.
    • 10.002.014 Pupil Progress Report Retention for 5 years.

    Full details about the retention schedules for education are on the Scottish Council on Archives website. 

    What are my rights?

    You have the right to access the personal information the Council holds about you. This right is called a Subject Access Request, often referred to as a SAR.

    You can receive a copy of your personal data held by the Council, details on why it is being used, who it has been/ will be shared with, how long it will be held for, the source of the information and if the Council uses computer systems profile or take decisions about you. Details on how to submit a Subject Access Request can be found here on the Subject Access Request webpage.

    You have the right to request the Council correct any information held about you that is inaccurate.

    You have the right to request that the Council delete the personal information about you. This right is known as the right to be forgotten.

    You have the right to request that the Council stops using your personal information, while retaining a copy of it.

    You have the right to object to the Council’s use of your personal information. The Council will have to demonstrate why it is appropriate to continue to use your personal data.

    You have the right to complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office should you be unhappy with the way the Council has processed your personal data. Details on how to report a concern can be found on the ICO make a complaint.

    Should you have any questions or concerns about the Council’s handling of your personal data you can contact the Council’s Data Protection Officer, Karen Donnelly, using the below noted details, who will be happy to discuss.

    Telephone Number: 03001234510

    Email: dpo@eastdunbarton.gov.uk

    Address: 12 Strathkelvin Place, Kirkintilloch, G66 1TJ