This document details what personal data DfE processes about children and young people who are aged under 18 and not in mainstream education.
See the DfE Personal information charter for more on the standards you can expect when we collect, hold or use your personal information.
See also our privacy notices for:
Added new sections: 'Using your data to get your views' and 'Using your data to gather evidence for policy development, evaluation and delivery'. Also updated the 'Data we collect' section of 'Data when you use our websites'.
Updated the section 'Using your data when we share your personal information' with detail on when we share special category data.
Added new section on using your data when you make a complaint about education providers, childrens social care or the DfE. Updated data collected and lawful basis in the children looked after by local authorities section and updated the notification details in the serious incident notification (SIN) section.
Updated sections for 'Using your data so we can protect you', 'Contacting us to make an enquiry or complaint' and 'Using your data so we can undertake long-term research and publish official statistics'.Added new sections titled 'Using your data when you are a child that is looked after by local authorities', 'Using your data when you are a child in need', 'Using your data when we receive a serious incident notification' and 'Using your data when you use our social media channels'.Deleted a section titled 'Using your data to improve the well-being of children in England'.
First published.