PARTICIPANT PRIVACY NOTICE: UK GDPR

ELITE Supported Employment Agency our Social Enterprises take your privacy very seriously. We will only use your personal information in line with the consent you have provided and as detailed in the Participant Consent form.

WHY DO WE NEED YOUR INFORMATION?

For ELITE to help you find work and match you to suitable employment, training and vocational opportunities, we require you to provide us with your consent to process, store and share your personal information. We need this, so we can ensure that you receive the best possible support to help you find a job that is right for you.

WHAT DO WE DO WITH YOUR DATA AND HOW DO WE STORE IT?

ELITE will not retain, store, or hold any personal data for periods longer than required. ELITE will only retain your personal information for as long as necessary, in line with the individual service we are providing and the contractual requirements of our funders. The length of time we hold your data for may differ on different projects at ELITE, depending on the funding requirements. We will tell you how long your data will be retained for your project on the ‘Participant Consent’ form.

Due to funding and contractual requirements we may need to share your information with family, carers, professional individuals, third parties or other external organisations, as detailed in the ‘Consent to Share and Consent to Share with Multiple Agencies’ sections below.

ELITE will not share your personal information with any third parties that are not named in the Consent form without your agreement.

All personal data held by ELITE will be archived and / or disposed of via a confidential process and in line with legal requirements set out in the UK General Data Protections Regulations.

You have the right as the Data Subject to:

  • Withdraw consent - You can withdraw consent at any time, for individual areas of data processing and sharing.
  • Withdraw your whole consent - Withdraw your whole consent for data processing and sharing at any time.
  • Request Access - You can request access to your personal data at any time.
  • Request information - You can request information relating to our processing activities.
  • Prevent the use of data - You can prevent the use of your personal data
  • Ask for data to be removed - You can ask for personal data to be removed when it is no longer needed, inaccurate or incomplete.
  • Prevent the use, or request the removal of personal data  - You can prevent the use, or request the removal of personal data that could cause distress or damage to yourself or anyone else.

CONSENT TO SHARE WITH MULTIPLE AGENCIES – PROTECTING YOUR PRIVACY.

This section details who we share information with, and where we may get information from.

ELITE are committed to protecting your personal data when you use our service. We will have received personal information about you from referring organisations and may need to collect more data from you and other agencies and/or individuals during your time with us.

It is sometimes important to share that information with other parties to ensure that we are providing co-ordinated services that best support you.

This information may include, but is not limited to: your name, National Insurance Number, address, health, work, education history, photographs and videos etc.

We will always hold and transfer all information about you securely and will only share your personal data with other organisations when it is appropriate to do so.

Other organisations we contact may include:

• Benefits Agency
• Job Centre Plus
• DLA / PIP
• Referring organisations and if applicable their agencies, e.g. DWP, Council services, Probation services, Social Services
• Charities and / or Voluntary Agencies
• Education, specialist training organisations and other support providers
• Health care providers and professionals
• Potential or actual employers, as part of our job finding activities

From time to time, we may also be asked to provide personal data to other parties, such as carers, family, or a chosen representative. We will always ask for your written consent before we release this data and will explain what and why we are sharing your personal data.