Lambeth Portal

This policy explains how the information we collect about you is used and your rights in relation to that information.

Our controller Data Protection Officer (DPO) is the Head of Information Governance.

When registering with Opportunity Lambeth or the Youth Promise, the information we may collect from you comprises:

name
email address
National Insurance Number
telephone number
postal address
demographic information: gender, age (date of birth), ethnicity
information relating to your career choices and job applications: preferred work sector(s), licenses you hold, work history, CV, covering statement(s) skills, qualifications, references
source of referral to the service

The purpose of collecting this information is as follows:

Some ethnic groups are disproportionately represented in the number of unemployed residents in the borough. Lambeth Council therefore has an interest in ensuring these groups are targeted for employment support, and this requires monitoring of ethnicity data to understand whether current provision is having a positive impact
Enable us to contact you with the most appropriate support and opportunities that you have consented to receive including jobs, apprenticeship, training, work experience and events
Avoid the unnecessary need for you to complete a new registration form each time you want to apply for an opportunity on this portal
Monitoring the success and performance of services offered and to undertake service evaluations including the evaluation of outcomes for clients over a term no longer than five years
Monitoring of compliance with equal opportunities legislation
To keep a record of employment, unemployment, economic inactivity and other employment-related statistics in London
To provide evidence for strategic planning and funding of future support and services in the borough

Employers and employers’ representatives, for the purposes of application for employment and training opportunities
Representatives of employability services, education, training organisations and other council departments who may have support, or employment and training opportunities that are appropriate to you
Representatives of other organisations whom you agree to be referred to for other support
Funders, administrators and auditors of services and projects commissioned by the Council.

You have the right to access, rectify and delete personal information, in addition to other rights as explained in the full version of our privacy notice
You have the right to contact us with a complaint if you’re unhappy with the way your personal data has been used
We are committed to resolving complaints about our collection or use of personal information
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the ICO if this issue is not resolved. You may at any time control access to and use of your personal information by contacting the Controller DPO
Such control will include the ability to see what information we hold and to opt out of any use of your personal information and to prevent disclosure to any third party except as required by law or the order of a court of proper jurisdiction.

View the full version of the Council’s privacy notice here