What information do we need?
51³Ô¹ÏÃâ·ÑApp and Bute Council will act as the ‘Data Controller’ in regard to the personal data you provide to us. The Data Protection Officer can be contacted at the Council’s headquarters is at Kilmory, Lochgilphead PA31 8RT. The email address is: data.protection@argyll-bute.gov.uk
Unless specifically agreed with you, we will only collect personal data about you which does not include any special categories of personal information about you (also known as ‘sensitive personal data’. The information will however include details such as your name, address, e-mail address, job title as detailed on the Activity Agreement Referral form.
Why we need this information?
Your information is being collected for the following purpose:
As a point of contact for the young person you are referring for an Activity Agreement.
We need to know this basic personal data in order to provide you with the services we provide (or that you have requested) and to establish our rights in relation to those services. We will not collect any personal data from you that isn’t needed for delivery of those services.
The legal basis for collecting your information in these circumstances:
Legal Obligation: Opportunities For All - Post-16 transitions - Policy and Practice Framework: Supporting all young people to participate in post-16 learning, training or work encourages multi agency collaboration to support young people into further learning and training and in turn progress towards and into work.
What we will do with your information?
All of the information we collect from you will be processed by staff in the United Kingdom.
Your information will be shared with the recipients or categories of recipients listed below:
Skills Development Scotland
Other relevant partners
You should also be aware that your data will be stored on servers located within the United Kingdom; the data will not be processed outside the European Union. We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is kept securely and more information on how we do this is provided on the Council website ( ) or can be provided in paper format on request to Youth Services on 01369 70400.
How long will we keep your information?
We will usually keep your information for a maximum of 1 year after the end of the academic year in which you referred a young person to the service, after this period it will be destroyed under secure arrangements if it is no longer required for the lawful purpose for which it was obtained. More information on our retention schedule is provided on the Council website ( ) or can be provided in paper format on request to Youth Services on 01369 70400.
Automated Decision Making
No automated decision making will be undertaken.
Your Rights
When you provide information to the Council, you will have the following rights:
- to withdraw consent at any time, where the legal basis specified above is consent
- to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office
- to request access to your personal data
- to data portability, where the Legal basis specified above is i) consent or ii) performance of a contract
- to request rectification or erasure of your personal data, as so far as the legislation permits
You can find out more about your rights in relation to data protection here: www.argyll-bute.gov.uk/data-protection or from the Data Protection Officer by telephone or in writing, as detailed above.
Information Commissioner’s Office
The ICO is the UK’s independent body set up to uphold information rights.
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113 Email: casework@ico.org.uk
The Information Commissioner’s Office – Scotland
45 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7HL
Telephone: 0303 123 1115 Email: Scotland@ico.org.uk