Independent evaluation of the under 18s elements of the Distress Brief Intervention programme: Privacy Notice
About the project
The Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) programme is a short intervention offering support to people in distress who present to frontline services. To support prevention and early intervention for children and young people’s (CYP) mental health, the DBI service was extended to young people aged 16-17 years. In addition, DBI is undertaking of a small-scale test-of-change pilot of a DBI service for young people aged 14 and over in 23 schools across Lanarkshire (North and South), Aberdeen City, Inverness and West Dunbartonshire.
We would like to better understand the benefits and challenges in implementing the under 18s elements of DBI, as well as how the CYP service could be improved. The Scottish Government has therefore funded the Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen) and University of Stirling to conduct an evaluation of the under 18s elements of the Distress Brief Intervention (DBI) programme.
About this privacy notice
This privacy notice explains how your personal data (e.g., any information that could identify you such as your name) collected for the purposes of this research are used and handled.
The Scottish Government is the “data controller” which means that they decide what personal data is collected from you as part of this research.
The Scottish Centre for Social Research (ScotCen) is the “data processor” for this research and the University of Stirling is a “sub-processor”, which means that they will be responsible for collecting information from you during a workshop or an interview, securely storing it and using it to write a report on behalf of the Scottish Government.
The legal basis for collecting this information is “public task” as the processing is necessary to perform a task in the public interest or for official functions, and the task or function has a clear basis in law. The evaluation will produce evidence-based recommendations for the continued development of the DBI Under 18s programme. The report will also be used by the Scottish Government in their consideration of a wider rollout of DBI CYP.
What will happen to the information you provide
We will use the information collected during our interviews and stakeholder workshops to write a report for the Scottish Government. We will not publish anything that can reveal your identity. Your name and any personal data will be stored securely.
ScotCen and the University of Stirling will not pass your personal details to anybody without your permission. No information that could make a person identifiable will be passed on to the Scottish Government. Only the research teams at ScotCen and the University of Stirling will have access to your personal data.
How long your information is stored for
All personal data and interview responses are stored securely and confidentially under the terms of data protection and in line with international best practice and our ISO27001, ISO 20252 and Cyber Essentials Plus certifications.
The interview recordings and transcripts, and any of your personal data, will be stored by ScotCen Social Research or University of Stirling for 24 months after the end of the project. They will then be securely destroyed.
Your rights
Taking part in an interview is voluntary. You are free to withdraw at any time without consequence, and you do not have to answer any questions you do not want to.
Data protection legislation gives rights to individuals in respect of the personal data that organisations hold about them. These include the right to:
- access a copy of the information an organisation holds about them
- object to processing that is likely to cause or is causing damage or distress
- prevent processing for direct marketing
- have inaccurate personal data rectified, blocked, erased or destroyed in certain circumstances; and
- claim compensation for damages caused by a breach of the legislation.
If you have questions about your personal data held by the data controller you can contact the Data Protection Officer at the Scottish Government by email at DataProtectionOfficer@gov.scot or online at Request personal data: form - gov.scot (www.gov.scot).
We guard your privacy
We will treat the information you give us in the strictest confidence under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK General Data Protection Regulation.
No one looking at the findings in the report will be able to identify you in any way. You will never receive any junk mail as a result of speaking to us. We never pass on your details to other organisations for any reason. The only exception is if you tell us that you or someone else is at immediate risk of harm.
We have a comprehensive set of policies and procedures which apply to all parts of our organisation. Alongside our ongoing programme of internal audits, we undergo formal external audits annually to ensure we continue to meet all the requirements of ISO27001 and other international best practices.
How to contact us
If you have any questions, please contact us:
Email: DBI@scotcen.org.uk or Call: 0131 240 0210
Complaints
If you have questions or concerns about how your personal data are collected or used, or if you believe we have not complied with your data protection rights you can contact NatCen’s Data Protection Officer by email at dpo@natcen.ac.uk.
You also have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office. If you are unhappy with the way your personal data are being processed, you can report it to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) at https://ico.org.uk/concerns or by calling the ICO helpline on 0303 123 1113.