GDPR Policy

The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) in the UK is a set of laws designed to protect the personal data and privacy of individuals within the UK. The UK GDPR governs how organizations within the UK handle and process personal data. It outlines principles for data protection and the rights of individuals regarding their personal data. These principles include transparency, fairness, lawfulness, accuracy, storage limitation, integrity, and confidentiality.

The UK GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) guidance outlines seven key principles for data protection, which are designed to ensure the proper handling and safeguarding of personal data. Here’s a summary of the seven points:

Lawfulness, Fairness, and Transparency:
- Data must be processed in a lawful, fair, and transparent manner. Organizations must be clear about how personal data is used, ensuring that individuals understand how their information is handled.
Purpose Limitation:
- Data should only be collected for specific, explicit, and legitimate purposes. Once collected, it should not be further processed in a manner incompatible with those purposes unless further consent is given.
Data Minimization:
- Personal data collected should be adequate, relevant, and limited to what is necessary for the intended purpose.
Accuracy:
- Data should be accurate and kept up-to-date. Inaccurate data must be corrected or erased without delay.
Storage Limitation:
- Personal data should only be kept for as long as necessary to fulfill the purposes for which it was collected. Once it is no longer needed, it should be securely deleted or anonymized.
Integrity and Confidentiality (Security):
- Data must be handled securely to ensure its integrity and confidentiality. Measures should be in place to protect it from unauthorized access, loss, damage, or destruction.
Accountability:
- Organizations are responsible for ensuring compliance with the GDPR principles and must be able to demonstrate that they comply with these regulations through proper documentation and monitoring.

These principles form the foundation for data protection laws in the UK, providing a framework for Phoenix Youth Provision to handle personal data responsibly.

To understand more about how Phoenix Youth Provision meets these principles refer to our policy which can be accessed using the links below.