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Privacy information: parents, carers and legal guardians

Details of the personal data the Department for Education (DfE) processes for parents, carers and legal guardians.

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Department for Education
Published
17 October 2023
Last updated
7 November 2024 — See all updates

Applies to England

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Privacy information: parents, carers and legal guardians

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This document details what personal data DfE processes about parents, carers and legal guardians. It also includes data processed about families.

See the DfE Personal information charter for more on the standards you can expect when we collect, hold or use your personal information.

Updates to this page

Published 17 October 2023
Last updated 7 November 2024 + show all updates

  1. Updated privacy notice with information about special category data.

  2. Added new section on whistleblowing and details about sharing special category data.

  3. Updated policy notice title to include carers. Added new sections on using data when you make a complaint about education providers, children’s social care or the DfE, and on teacher misconduct referrals.

  4. Added new sections for 'Using your child’s data when they are looked after by local authorities', 'Using your data when a child is in need' and 'Using your data when we receive a Serious Incident Notification (SIN)'. We have also updated the section for 'Using your data when you contact us to make an enquiry or complaint'.

  5. First published.

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