- Purpose
- Free school meals and clothing grant
- Description
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We have a legal duty under the Education (school lunches) (Scotland) Amendment Regulations 2013 as defined under Part 1 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 to provide a free meal to all children in the first three years of Primary school and other children whose parents are in receipt of the qualifying benefits.We have a legal duty under Section 54 of the Education (Scotland) Act 1980 to provide help to parents of pupils whose clothing may be inadequate for the purposes of school education.We collect bank details and evidence that the bank account belongs to you so that we can pay any Clothing Grant award directly to your bank account.
- If you do not give us your information
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If you dont provide personal data we will be unable to process your applications.
- Conditions for processing personal information
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Legal obligation. We are legally obliged to process this data. (A6(1)(c) of GDPR).
- Your rights
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- View personal data
- Change personal data
- Delete personal data
- Restrict processing of personal data
- Who we share your information with
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Information is shared with the Scottish Government and other council services.
- How long we hold your information
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The current year plus 6 years.
- Automated processing
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Your personal information is not subject to automated decision making or profiling.
- Data controller
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The data controller is The Highland Council
- Data Protection Officer
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Data Protection Officer
Highland Council Headquarters
Glenurquhart Road
Inverness
IV3 5NX
01463 702029 - Supervisory authority
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If you are unhappy with the way we have processed your personal information you can contact the Information Commissioner:
Information Commissioner's Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 0303 123 1113
https://ico.org.uk/global/contact-us/
