Equality and Human Rights Mainstreaming Strategy: Consultation
Consultation on Scottish Government's Equality and Human Rights Mainstreaming Strategy. The Strategy will guide the Government, the wider public sector, and our partners to improve embedding equality, inclusion, and human rights into all that we do
Annex B: Privacy Notice
Equality, Inclusion & Human Rights Directorate
Who we are
The Scottish Government, Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate. Our head office is located at Area 3H – North, Victoria Quay, Edinburgh EH6 6QQ.
Why we need your personal information
To analyse responses to the public consultation on the Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Mainstreaming Strategy. This will inform the Scottish Government's efforts to tackle inequality and advance equality of opportunity.
What is our lawful basis
Article 6(1)(e) of the UK GDPR - Processing is necessary for performance of a task carried out in the public interest.
Article 9(2)(g) of the UK GDPR - Processing is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest, on the basis of UK law which shall be proportionate to the aim pursued, respect the essence of the right to data protection and provide for suitable and specific measures to safeguard the fundamental rights and interests of the data subject.
Processing data in consultation responses is also necessary for the Scottish Government to comply with its public sector equality duty under section 149 of the Equality Act 2010.
What we do with your data
Consultation responses will be analysed by an appointed contractor. Any personal data or special category data will be anonymised or pseudonymised before analysis. The final published report will not contain any data that could identify individuals, unless you have explicitly consented to your name being published alongside your response.
How long is your data kept
Personal data will be retained only as long as needed for analysis purposes and then securely deleted no later than December 2025.
What are your rights
You have a right of access to any personal data we hold about you by making a Subject Access Request (SAR).
In addition, if you believe that the data we hold is inaccurate or incomplete you can ask us to update our records by contacting MainstreamingStrategy@gov.scot
To find out more about the rights you have over your personal data, please visit the ICO website Your data matters | ICO
Complaints
If you have concerns about the way we process and handle your personal information, in the first instance you should raise your concerns with our Data Protection Officer by email to DataProtectionOfficer@gov.scot
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