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Defra employee and contractor privacy notice

How we collect and use our employee and contractor personal data for recruitment and employment purposes.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
1 November 2022
Last updated
4 November 2024 — See all updates

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Defra employee and contractor privacy notice

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This privacy notice explains how we collect and use our workers’ personal data. It applies to current and former employees and contractors of:

  • Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
  • Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA)
  • Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas)
  • Rural Payments Agency (RPA)
  • Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD)

Updates to this page

Published 1 November 2022
Last updated 4 November 2024 + show all updates

  1. Added Welsh translation, 'Hysbysiad preifatrwydd i gyflogeion a chontractwyr Defra'.

  2. We’ve updated this privacy notice. It now applies to all current and former employees and contractors of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) and its 4 core agencies – the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA), the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (Cefas), the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), and the Veterinary Medicines Directorate (VMD). Together these 5 organisations form a single legal entity and Data Controller.

  3. Added section on use of artificial intelligence.

  4. Updated sections on how we collect personal data, how we use personal data and legal basis for processing your personal data.

  5. Updated the addresses in the section on 'Who collects your personal data'.

  6. Added a section about how we keep your personal data secure.

  7. First published.

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