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Privacy information: members of the public

Details of the personal data the Department for Education (DfE) processes about members of the public.

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Department for Education
Published:
17 October 2023
Last updated:
7 September 2026
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  1. Updated the ‘Using your data to carry out wider government research and consultancy for policy development’ section to include details of the Open Innovation team. Added a link to a new section on due diligence checks in the stakeholders' privacy notice.

  2. Updated the ‘Using your data when you use our websites’ section to identify the data controller for Department for Education (DfE) pages on GOV.UK and explain how data is processed in tools on DfE websites.

  3. Added 'Using your data to protect children and learners' and updated section 3.3 to specify how we process your personal data.

  4. Added new section 'Using your data when we create case studies about you'.

  5. Updated the 'How long we keep your data’ sections and added links to the DfE retention schedule.

  6. Updated the formatting to make the document easier to read.

  7. Updated the information in 'Using your data when you make a complaint about education providers, children’s social care or DfE' and 'Using your data when you make a referral of serious teacher misconduct to the Teaching Regulation Agency (TRA)'.

  8. Added a new section on using data to administer DfE's risk protection arrangement. Updated the section on data we collect in the 'Using your data when you use our websites' section. Updated the retention periods in ‘Using your data when you make a referral of serious teacher misconduct to the TRA'.

  9. Two new sections have been added, 'Using your data to carry out wider government research for policy development by Policy Lab' and 'How to whistleblow'.

  10. Added sections on 'Using your data when you make a complaint about education providers, children’s social care or the DfE' and 'Using your data when you make a referral of serious teacher misconduct to the TRA'.

  11. Introduction updated to include details of due diligence checks. Updated 'Using your data when you make an enquiry or complaint' section with new data collection information.

  12. First published.

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Privacy information: members of the public

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This document explains what personal data DfE processes about members of the public.

The DfE personal information charter has information on the standards you can expect when we collect, hold or use your personal information.

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