Introduction

This notice explains what personal data (information) we will hold about you, how we collect it, and how we will use and may share information about you during the application process. We are required to notify you of this information under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Please ensure that you read this notice (sometimes referred to as a ‘privacy notice’) and any other similar notice we may provide to you from time to time when we collect or process personal information about you.

Who collects the information

Milford Care, which is a trading name of a group of companies comprising of Milford Care Limited and James Hudson (Builders) Limited (the ‘Company’) is a ‘data controller’ and gathers and uses certain information about you. In this notice, references to ‘we’ or ‘us’ mean Milford Care.

Data protection principles

We will comply with the data protection principles when gathering and using personal information, as set out in our Data Protection Policy.

About the information we collect and hold

What information

We may collect the following information up to and including the shortlisting stage of the recruitment process:

• Your name and contact details (ie address, home and mobile phone numbers, email address);
• Details of your qualifications, experience, employment history (including job titles, salary and working hours) and interests;
• Religious / cultural requirements if you have chosen to inform us;
• Information regarding your criminal record;
• Details of your referees.

We may collect the following information after the shortlisting stage, and before making a final decision to recruit:

• Information about your previous academic and/or employment history, including details of any conduct, grievance or performance issues, appraisals, time and attendance, from references obtained about you from previous employers and/or education providers;
• Information regarding your academic and professional qualifications;
• Information regarding your criminal record;
• Your nationality and immigration status and information from related documents, such as your passport or other identification and immigration information;
• A copy of your driving licence.

How we collect the information

We may collect this information from you, your referees (details of whom you will have provided), your education provider, the relevant professional body, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) and the Home Office.

Why we collect the information and how we use it

We will typically collect and use this information for the following purposes;

• to take steps to enter into a contract;
• for compliance with a legal obligation (eg care home regulations, and our obligation to check that you are eligible to work in the United Kingdom);
• for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest; and
• for the purposes of our legitimate interests, but only if these are not overridden by your interests, rights or freedoms.

We seek to ensure that our information collection and processing is always proportionate. We will notify you of any changes to information we collect or to the purposes for which we collect and process it.

How we may share the information

We may also need to share some of the above categories of personal information with other parties, such as HR consultants and professional advisers. Information may be anonymised but this may not always be possible. The recipient of the information will be bound by confidentiality obligations. We may also be required to share some personal information with our regulators, commissioners or as required to comply with the law or any contract to which we are bound.

More Information

If you require any further information on how we collect and process your personal data, please contact data.protection@milfordcare.co.uk or (01773) 599340