We collect your information to:

The Stockport Safeguarding Adults Team collects, holds, and shares personal information about people who work with adults with care and support needs, whether an employee, volunteer, or student (paid or unpaid) when there is a concern or allegation that could mean they pose a risk of harm to the adults they work with.

We use this information to determine if the person poses a risk to adults with care and support needs, and to take action where there is evidence that adults with care and support needs are or might be at risk of abuse or neglect.

What type(s) of information do we use?

  • date of birth
  • address and contact number
  • which organisation you work or volunteer for, and role
  • if a student, which university or college, and course

What is the legal basis for using your information?

We process personal data because it is necessary to comply with our legal obligations under the Care Act 2014 and Regulation 13 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 or to comply with a statutory function.

Where do we get your information?

We may receive personal information about you from:

  • yourself
  • care providers including family members
  • other members of the public
  • Greater Manchester Police
  • Care Quality Commission (CQC)
  • The NHS and other health services
  • an employer, college or university, voluntary organisation, and any professional registering body (for example, the Nursing and Midwifery Council, the Health and Care Professions Council or the General Medical Council)
  • the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
  • other Adult Social Care teams within Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
  • other Children’s Social Care team within Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
  • other local authorities

Who do we share your information with?

We may share your information with the following organisations when it is necessary to fulfil our legal obligations:

  • care providers, including family members
  • Care Quality Commission (CQC)
  • Greater Manchester Police
  • Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue
  • NHS Stockport Clinical Commissioning Group
  • Stockport NHS Foundation Trust
  • Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust
  • North West Ambulance Service
  • Stockport Safeguarding Adults Partnership
  • Age UK
  • Greater Manchester Police
  • HealthWatch Stockport
  • The Probation Service
  • an employer, college or university, voluntary organisation, and any professional registering body (for example, the Nursing and Midwifery Council, the Health and Care Professions Council or the General Medical Council)
  • The Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
  • other Adult Social Care teams within Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
  • other Children’s Social Care teams within Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council
  • other Local Authorities

How long will we keep your information?

Personal information collected is subject to Stockport Metropolitan Borough Council’s records management policies and procedures and will be held in accordance with its records retention schedule.

Transferring your information outside of the European Union (EU)

We will not transfer your information outside of the EU.

Automated decisions using your information?

For this service all the decisions we make about you involve human intervention.

Your rights

In our guide on exercising your rights you can find information about how to:

  • exercise your rights
  • contact our Data Protection Officer
  • raise a concern with us
  • make a complaint to the Information Commissioner

You can find out what information we hold about you, and ask us not to use any of the information we collect.

Further information

If you would like further information about this privacy notice, please email dpa.officer@stockport.gov.uk

Updates (notice)

Our core data protection obligations and commitments are set out in our primary privacy notice.

We may update or revise this privacy notice at any time. If you are reading this as a printed copy please refer to www.stockport.gov.uk for the most up to date version.