The ISB is an unincorporated and arm’s length body made up of a panel of members with experience and expertise in the field of safeguarding. The ISB was formed  to provide independent oversight and scrutiny of the work processes of the Archbishops’ Council’s National Safeguarding Team (‘NST’) to ensure that the NST delivers its safeguarding responsibilities. The ISB does not re-open and re-investigate complaints made to the NST; nor does it sit as appellate body. Its function is to provide meaningful and constructive criticism, to make recommendations so as to improve safeguarding, and where appropriate, to expose resistance and backsliding where such recommendations are taken up, but not followed.

The ISB takes your privacy seriously and is committed to protecting your personal data. To further the aims of, and commitment to, transparency, privacy policy tells you how we deal with your personal data and your privacy.

It is important that you read this privacy policy together with any other privacy notice or fair processing notice we may provide on specific occasions when we are collecting or processing personal data about you so that you are fully aware of how and why we are using your data. 

  • The ISB panel members are  data controllers and under the terms of reference the ISB member determines the purposes for which, and the way in which, your personal data is processed. The member is also responsible for looking after your personal data pursuant to all relevant legislation and to whom you should liaise if you have any questions or concerns about your personal data.
  • If you have any complaints or queries about matters affecting your privacy, or any other general data protection matters, then let us know by contacting us. You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO). 
  • Personal data means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified. It does not, or may not, include data where the identity has been removed (anonymous data).
  • The ISB members  may collect, use, store and transfer different kinds of personal data about you which we have grouped together follows:
    • Identity Data includes first name, maiden name, last name, username or similar identifier, marital status, title, date of birth and gender.
    • Contact Data includes address, email address and telephone numbers.
    • Technical Data includes internet protocol (IP) address, your login data, browser type and version, time zone setting and location, browser plug-in types and versions, operating system and platform and other technology on the devices you use to access this website.
    • Communications Data includes your preferences in receiving information from us and your communication preferences.
  • Generally we do not collect any special categories of personal data  about you (this includes details about your race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life, sexual orientation, political opinions, trade union membership, information about your health and genetic and biometric data). Nor do we collect any information about criminal convictions and offences. However, on occasions, for example through a direct interaction we may receive special categories of personal data  such as race or ethnic origin, religious or philosophical beliefs, sex life or sexual orientation, health.  Processing these types of special categories of personal data  is permitted under data protection law where data subjects have given explicit consent.
  • We use different methods to collect data from and about you including through:
    • Direct interactions. You may give us your details by filling in forms or by corresponding with us by post, phone, email or otherwise. 
    • Third parties sources. We may receive Personal Data about you from other bodies within the Church of England, including the Archbishops of Canterbury and York, The Church Commissioners for England, The Church of England Pensions Board, Lambeth Palace Library, The National Society (Church of England and Church of Wales) for Promoting Education and the Church of England Central Services (collectively referred to as the “National Church Institutions” or “NCIs”).
  • We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to. Most commonly, we will use your personal data (1) where you consent to us using your personal data, for example when you correspond with us – consent is a pre-condition for the ISB member to undertake any review; (2) where it is necessary for our legitimate interests (or those of a third party) and your interests and fundamental rights do not override those interests; (3) where we need to comply with a legal or regulatory obligation.
  • We will use your personal data solely for the purposes of conducting the work within the ISB’s Terms of Reference.
  • We do not share your personal data with any external third parties. Where we need to share your personal data we will obtain your express opt-in consent before we share it.
  • You can ask us to stop sending you messages at any time by contacting us [contact@independent-safeguarding.org].
  • Where you opt out of receiving these messages, this will not apply to personal data provided to us as a result of litigation or complaints and only as long as the information is required.
  • We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it, unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another reason and that reason is compatible with the original purpose. 
  • If we need to use your personal data for an unrelated purpose, we will notify you and we will explain the legal basis which allows us to do so.
  • Please note that we may process your personal data without your knowledge or consent where this is required or permitted by law.
  • We have put in place appropriate security measures to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used or accessed in an unauthorised way, altered or disclosed. In addition, we limit access to your personal data to those employees, agents, contractors and other third parties who have a need to know. They will only process your personal data on our instructions and they are subject to a duty of confidentiality.
  • We have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected personal data breach and will notify you and any applicable regulator of a breach where we are legally required to do so.
  • We will only retain your personal data for as long as necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including for the purposes of satisfying any legal, accounting, or reporting requirements.
  • Details of retention periods for different aspects of your personal can be requested from us here [contact@independent-safeguarding.org].
  • In certain circumstances, you have the right to request access or correction of personal data that we hold about you.  You may request that we erase personal data that we hold.  You can object to the processing of your personal data or request restriction of that process.  You can request that we transfer your personal data to you or a third party.  You may withdraw your consent at any time.   If you wish to exercise any of these rights, please contact us [contact@independent-safeguarding.org]