The law governing data protection was significantly updated in May 2018, following the implementation of the Data Protection Act (2018). This legislation brought into effect the General Data Protection Regulations (commonly referred to as GDPR).
Mary Ward is committed to meeting the requirements set out in the new regulations and wants to ensure that the personal data of students, staff and others who work with us, is only collected because we need it, is kept safely, is not shared with anyone who should not see it and is disposed of when we no longer need it.
The Mary Ward Settlement Data and Records Management Policy includes more information about data protection and you can see a copy here
The privacy notice issued by the Education and Skills Funding Agency (ESFA) can be accessed here.
There is also plenty of information about data protection and GDPR on the Information Commissioner’s website. This can be accessed here.
Under the Freedom of Information Act 2000, you have the right to request information from the Mary Ward Centre.
If you cannot find the information you are looking for on our website, you can make a request by emailing clerk@marywardcentre.ac.uk