Consent and General Data Protection Regulations 2018 (GDPR)
The information on your child is provided/gathered in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA) and the General Data Protection Regulations 2018 (GDPR).
You may receive services from a number of people. So that we can all work together for your child’s benefit, we may need to share information. Your consent to the notification/referral gives permission for the London Borough of Bromley SEN Outreach Teams to share information confidentially with appropriate education, health and social care professionals in order to support your child.
We only ever use or pass on necessary information if and when professionals have a genuine need for it. Law strictly controls the sharing of sensitive personal information. Anyone who receives information from us is also under a legal duty to keep it confidential. All data are stored on a secure database. Relevant information shared will remain confidential through observance of the DPA (2018) and GDPR (2018).
The legal basis for processing your data is set out in Article 6 of the GDPR:
To make the initial referral
(a)Your consent for one or more specific purpose
For necessary information processing and sharing to provide you with services
(c) Compliance with the council’s legal obligations;
(e) Carrying out a task in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority.
Our legal basis is underpinned by Special Educational Needs and Disability Act 2001
This privacy statement should be read in conjunction with the Education Privacy Notice.