Issue - meetings

The Committee considered and approved the recommendation of the Local Joint Panel on a new policy for handling personal data to ensure compliance with best practice and the Data Protection Act.

RESOLVED – that the Handling Personal Data Policy, as now submitted, be approved.

(See also Minute xxx)

The Head of Information, Customer and Parking Services submitted a report setting out a new policy for handling personal data to ensure compliance with best practice and the Data Protection Act.

The Secretary to the Employer’s Side explained that the new policy, as set out within Essential Reference Paper “B” would be applicable to employees, services and functions of the Council to ensure compliance with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.

In response to a query regarding training, the Secretary to the Employer’s Side explained that staff received training, via an “e”-learning programme called “Bob’s Business” which focused on specific areas of learning.  The Digital and Information Manager was then able to track who had completed areas of learning.

In response to a query from Councillor A Jackson regarding rolling out the idea of “Bob’s Business” “e”-learning to Members, the Secretary to the Employer’s Side explained that the information was generic and that she would discuss the matter of extending Member training with the Scrutiny Officer and Head of Information, Parking and Customer Services.

Assurances were sought that there was consistency with Members’ Data Policy and the revisions now proposed.  The Secretary to the Employer’s Side was confident that there would be consistency between the policies but undertook to discuss the matter further with the Head of Information, Parking and Customer Services and ask for an email to be sent to the Panel.

The Panel recommended approval of the report subject to confirmation that the revised policy was consistent with Members’ Data Policy.

RECOMMENDED – that subject to confirmation that the revised policy, as now submitted, was consistent with the Members’ Data Policy, the Policy for Handling Personal Data be approved.