Privacy Notice: Preparing for the Future Study
In line with the Data Protection Act (2018) there are certain things that we need to let you, a research participant, know about how your information will be processed. In this privacy notice, we explain the legal basis for data processing, who will have access to your personal data, how your data will be used, stored and deleted and who you can contact with a query or a complaint.
What is the legal basis for processing my data?
The Department for Work and Pensions are the data controller for this project. This means that they are responsible for deciding the purpose and legal basis for processing data. For this project, the legal basis for processing data is “public task”.
You can contact the Department for Work and Pensions with any questions about the research. Please contact Inez Gallagher (Inez.Gallagher@dwp.gov.uk).
The National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) is a data processor for this project. They are working with WPI Economics, the Institute for Employment Studies (IES) and Pensions Policy Institute (PPI) to design the study and interpret the data.
Who will have access to my personal data?
You have been recruited to the study after completing the Family Resources Survey between April 2022 and September 2023 and giving consent to be contacted for further research. Your name and address were supplied to NatCen by the Office for National Statistics, the organisation responsible for managing the Family Resources Survey data on behalf of DWP.
Your personal data will be used by NatCen for the purposes of conducting the study only.
We will share your name and address with one of our approved print suppliers in order to send letters inviting you to take part. Approved suppliers are compliant with all of NatCen’s information security policies and data protection legislation.
DWP will have access to the results of the survey for research purposes. We will not share your name, address or other information that could be used to directly identify you with DWP.
How will my survey answers be treated?
The results collected are used for research purposes only. Your answers will be put together with those from everyone else taking part in the study. Any findings reported will not identify anyone who took part in the study.
NatCen will securely delete personal information collected as part of this study within 2 months of the project ending.
Who can I contact with a query or a complaint?
If you have any questions about how your data will be used, please contact the Department for Work and Pensions’ Data Protection Officer:
Dominic Hartley
DWP Data Protection Team
Benton Park View 6
Room BP6001
Mail Handling Site A
Wolverhampton
WV98 1ZX
data.protectionofficer@dwp.gov.uk Under GDPR, you have the right to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office at www.ico.org.uk.
Up to the point when we finish data collection (7th December 2024) you also have to right to have your survey answers deleted. If you have taken part in the survey but would like to withdraw your data, please contact PlanningforLaterLife@natcen.ac.uk with your unique reference number, which can be found at the top of any letter or email you have received about the survey.