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Privacy notice for national child measurement programme.
The National Child Measurement Programme ("NCMP"), measures the height and weight of children in Reception class (aged 4 to 5), and year 6 (aged 10 to 11), to assess overweight and obesity levels in children within primary schools.
The data is used nationally to support local public health initiatives, and locally to inform the planning and delivery of services for children. The programme was set up in line with the government's strategy to tackle obesity, and to:
The Council has contracted the North East London Foundation Trust ("NELFT"), to process the data on its behalf.
Public Health Department
First Floor, Willow House 869 Forest Rd, London E17 4UH
For enquiries: monica.hill@walthamforest.gov.uk
The information we process is as follows:
The information is uploaded to the NCMP IT system, which is managed by NHS Digital. It consists of an online browser-based system, plus an offline Excel spreadsheet-based tool for data entry. The system incorporates validation at the point of data entry and provides a secure environment according to NHS standards in which pupil identifiable records can be processed and stored.
Further information on the NCMP IT system, including user guidance, education materials and frequently asked questions, can be found on the NHS Digital website.
The information about children’s weight helps to build a national and local picture of how children are growing and inform service planning. Individual children are also directed to medical practitioners who can provide relevant advice.
The statutory authority for processing NCMP data is provided by:
The lawful basis for processing special category data is based on ‘the provision of health care or treatment’.
Parental consent is not the lawful basis for the processing of NCMP data under the GDPR/DPA 2018. However, if you or your child wish to opt-out of the programme please contact us by sending an email to nem-tr.wfncmp@nhs.net
In accordance with the data protection act 2018, we need a "lawful basis" for collecting and using information about you. There are a variety of different lawful bases for processing personal data which are set out in the data protection act.
The lawful basis on which we rely in order to use the information which we collect about you for the purposes set out in this notice will be:
The lawful basis on which we rely in order to use the information which we collect about you for the purposes set out in this notice will be:
The information is shared with the NHS Digital who use the data to produce national statistics records showing trends at the national level, differences between groups of pupils and the latest local authority level data.
The legislation relating to the programme also allows for NCMP records to be:
We will retain your personally identifiable data for the year of creation of the records plus 10 years.
Our Data Protection Officer is Mark Hynes. You can contact him at Data.Protection@walthamforest.gov.uk.
Please see the relevant section of the Corporate Privacy Notice.
Please see the relevant section of the Corporate Privacy Notice.
Please see the relevant section of the Corporate Privacy Notice.
If we’re unable to resolve your complaint to your satisfaction, you can make a complaint to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).