A Guide to Fair Processing of Your Personal Data

Why does the Sure Start Children’s Centre need information about you?

• To determine the level of service and support that you may require
• To discover the type of service that you are receiving and plan future services
• To monitor and check the level of services that we are providing for everyone overall

How does the Centre acquire the information?

Either from yourself or from someone supporting you e.g. a health visitor.

Who will have access to your information?

Staff working with you and other partner agencies in the Children’s Centre will need to know about you so we can give you the best level of service. Your information will not be used by anyone else unless we ask your permission.

How can you find out what information the Children’s Centre has in connection with you?

You can either contact the Children’s Centre directly or contact a Data Protection Officer by telephoning 0300 123 5500. Alternatively you can write to:

Freedom Of Information
Compliance Unit
Cheshire East Council
Westfields
Middlewich Road
Sandbach
CW11 1HZ

or email foi@cheshireeast.gov.uk

How secure is the information that I submit to the Centre?

The Children’s Centre is obliged to follow the Data Protection Act, which means that information about you must be correct, up to date, kept safely and securely and only used to assist and support you or your family.

This document is in line with the Data Protection Act.