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6 Jun Implementing the Social Services Bill - organisation, support and accountability Scheduled to be held as the Social Services (Wales) Bill is debated in the National Assembly, this timely seminar will be an opportunity to discuss the key reforms proposed in the Bill. more…
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17 Jun Social Care Week Social Care Week is an opportunity to focus on the workers who provide vital social care services that support more than 150,000 people every day here in Wales. Around 88,000 social workers and social care workers provide these services, but this work often goes unnoticed. more…
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21 Jun Social Care Accolades Preparations are well underway for this year's Social Care Accolades which will be awarded in a special ceremony on 21 June in Cardiff City Hall. more…
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27 Jun Social Services and Well-being: Creating tomorrow's care today The ADSS Cymru Annual conference is the premier showcase for those involved in the delivery of social services to children, families and adults. It is the main networking event in the Social Services calendar in Wales. more…
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21 May Independence through Personalised Technology - Using person-centred Assistive Technology to achieve independence and safety for people with a learning disability This one day conference will examine how the person-centred use of Assistive Technology can support independence and safety for people with a learning disability and their families and carers. It will highlight the benefits and quality of life that can be achieved through Personalised Technology, and how this approach can be cost-effective for service providers. more…
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12 Jun Cymru Safeguarding Conference Gwenda Thomas, Deputy Minister, will be addressing this event, where key speakers and workshops will be focussing on the safeguarding of both Children and Adults in Wales. more…
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Privacy Policy
Introduction
This policy covers the services provided by the Care Council for Wales’s ("Care Council") website ("the Website"). This privacy policy sets out the basis on which any personal data we collect from you, or that you provide to us, will be processed by the Care Council. For these purposes, the Care Council is the data controller in respect of any personal data we collect. The Care Council is registered with the Information Commissioner.
The Care Council reserves the right to update this policy from time to time. By reviewing the policy each time you use the Website it ensures that you are always aware of what information we collect, how we use it and under what circumstances, if any, we will share it with a third party or another department. The policy was last updated January 2012.
This policy does not cover any external websites which may be reached from links within this Website. You should always be aware that when you are moving to another site you should read the privacy statement of any site which collects personal information.
Legislation
When you supply any personal information to the Care Council we have legal obligations towards you in the way we deal with that data. Your personal details will not be used for any other purpose than to respond to your enquiry or to contact you in the future. At anytime you can ask us to delete the personal details we hold about you.
Any information will be stored in compliance with the Data Protection Act 1998 ("DPA") and will be treated as proprietary and confidential. We have a legal duty to protect any information we collect from you. We use technologies and encryption software to safeguard your data, and keep strict security standards to prevent any unauthorised access.
The Care Council’s Data Protection Policy is formally reviewed every three years or as and when appropriate.
This privacy policy should be construed in accordance with the law in England and Wales (as applied in Wales).
Purpose
What information do we collect?
If you are a user with general public and anonymous access, the Website does not capture or store personal information about you but simply logs your IP address, which is automatically recognised by our web server. This is known as a ‘log file’ which we use to compile site usage statistics.
The system will record your email address, and other information if volunteered by you to us, for example, on the Contact us form, newsletter/email alert subscriptions and in the online forums. Any such information will be stored in compliance with the DPA and will be treated as proprietary and confidential. It may be used to respond to your query or to notify you about updates to this Website. Save as set out below, the Care Council will not disclose any of your personal information except with your specific permission.
We may also collect information relating to your visits to our Website. For more details please see "Cookies" below.
Cookies
Like many websites, the Care Council use cookies to provide you with a better service. Cookies are small pieces of information sent by a web server to a web browser which enables the server to collect information from the browser. They are widely used in order to provide you with a better service, to personalise the display of information for you, to speed up searches and to recognise you when you return to our Website.
However, we need your consent to use cookies. By accessing the Website, you consent to us using the cookies listed in the table below. The Care Council is currently undertaking measures, including a full cookie audit, in order to ensure that we comply with recent changes in legislation governing the use of cookies. The Care Council will update this Privacy Policy once the results of the full cookie audit are received.
SessionsID
This cookie is set on your machine when you navigate to the Website. It is used to identify where a request is coming from, and is removed from when you leave the Website. It provides you with a sessionID.
Analytics
This cookie is used to provide the Care Council with a full list of cookies used on the Website.
The following cookies may also be used on the Website by third parties. The Care Council has no control over the functionality of third party cookies.
This cookie is set by Twitter so that when you click on the "Twitter Share" button it knows who you are.
Most browsers allow some control of most cookies through the browser settings. To find out more about cookies, including how to manage and delete them, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
However, please note that if you delete certain cookies you may be unable to use parts of the Website.
Enquiries sent via e-mail
You should note that e-mail enquiries and enquiries sent via the Website are transmitted by insecure means and stored off-line. You recognise that the use of the internet and the Website is entirely at your own risk. The Care Council accepts no responsibility or liability for the security of personal information transmitted via the internet.
Disclosure
Your personal details will not normally be disclosed to third parties. In some circumstances however we may need to disclose your personal details to a third party so that they can provide a service you have requested, or fulfill a request for information. Any information about you that we pass to a third party will be held securely by that party, in accordance with the DPA, and used only to provide the services or information you have requested.
You have a right to request a copy of your personal details at any time to check the accuracy of the information held. If you wish to do this, please write to the contact listed below.
Procedures
If you have a question about this Privacy Policy or about the Website, you can contact us by any of the ways listed below.
E-mail:
Letter:
Communications team
Care Council for Wales
South Gate House
Wood Street
Cardiff
CF10 1EW
Telephone:
0300 30 33 444.
Fax:
029 2038 4764
Minicom:
029 2978 0680
Updated: 19 July 2012