- Purpose
- The safeguarding of young people in employment, as per relevant Highland Council Byelaws
- Description
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The Highland Council’s Employment of Children byelaws regulate the types of occupation in which children under school leaving age may be employed, and other conditions of employment. They provide for checks on a child’s fitness for employment and for the issue of employment permits, set out the occupation in which a child may be employed and his/her hours of work. Employers are obliged to notify the Care and Learning Service of their child employees.
Additional requirements are imposed on the employment of children in street trading, for which a street trader’s licence is required.
The application form is completed by the prospective employer, and requires parental approval. It contains the name of the child, details of the school the child attends, the child’s date of birth, and contact details for the parents. A copy of the child’s birth certificate is required, along with a photograph.
The Certificate of Employment is issued to the child, and a copy is sent to the employer. A further copy is retained by the Council for 6 years.
- If you do not give us your information
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If you don't provide the required information we will be unable to issue an employment certificate and the child will not be able to take up employment.
- Conditions for processing personal information
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Public Task - Article 6(1)(e), the council processes this data for the purposes of providing a public task. We need to process this personal information to fulfil our obligations under the Highland Council (Employment of Children) Byelaws 2016.
- Your rights
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- Access your data
- Change personal data
- Delete personal data
- Restrict processing of personal data
- Who we share your information with
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Your personal information is not shared with anyone other than the prospective employer.
- How long we hold your information
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Your information will be held for 5 years after the licence is issued.
- Automated processing
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Your personal information is not subject to automated decision making or profiling.
- Data controller
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Your personal information is not subject to automated decision making or profiling.
- Data Protection Officer
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Contact our Data Protection Officer:
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
