This privacy statement explains how the Self-Directed Support Team of Medway Council collects, uses, shares, and protects your personal data when you apply to be a personal assistant (PA) in social care.

What personal data we hold

  • name
  • gender
  • contact details including phone number and email
  • training
  • experience
  • availability.

Who your personal data is shared with

  • clients seeking to employ a PA
  • Self-Directed Support Coordinators
  • client's Payroll or Managed Account Services
  • Medway Council Safeguarding Team.

How we store your personal data

  • PA database stored on Medway Council's secure server
  • client records on Mosaic stored on Medway Council's secure server
  • 10 year retention period.

Consent may be revoked at any time by request (the right to be forgotten) for your personal information to be stored.

Requests to withdraw part or full consent or request to be forgotten should be put in writing and emailed to sdsadmin@medway.gov.uk.

No further information will be shared, unless there is a legal basis or legal obligation to share the data.