Privacy notices - Free school meals and clothing grants review

• 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 have a requirement by the Scottish Government to make Pandemic Support payments to children receiving a free meal as their parents are in receipt of the qualifying benefits.

We collect bank details and evidence that the bank account belongs to you so that we can pay any Clothing Grant, Holiday meal payments and pandemic supports award directly to your bank account

If you don’t provide personal data we will be unable to pay directly into your bank account.

If you don’t provide personal data we will be unable to review your applications.

Official Authority. We process personal data because we have authority to do so (Article 6(1)(e) of GDPR).

• View personal data
• Change personal data
• Delete personal data
• Restrict processing of personal data

Find out more about your rights

Information is shared with the Scottish Government.

The current year plus 6 years.

Your personal information is not subject to automated decision making or profiling.

The data controller is The Highland Council

Data Protection Officer
Highland Council Headquarters
Glenurquhart Road
Inverness
IV3 5NX
01463 702029   

dpo@highland.gov.uk

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/