22 February 2023

The following privacy notice applies to the Prevention and Service Development Team.

This includes:

  • Wrexham Family Information Service
  • Service Development Team (Grants and grant funded programmes)
  • WCBC Rainbow Childcare Panel
  • Childcare Team
  • Childcare Funding Panel
  • Wellbeing Portal

The Prevention and Service Development Team provides services to citizens in respect of duties under the following legislation and guidance:

  • Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014
  • Childcare Act 2006
  • Flying Start Guidance (childcare)
  • Childcare Offer for Wales Guidance
  • Welsh Government’s Out of School Childcare and Play Grant, Child Development Fund, Early Years Integration Fund, Childcare Offer capital grants, Carer's Respite grant, Regional Integration Fund Terms and Conditions
  • Welsh Government Families First Guidance
  • National Principles for Public Engagement in Wales
  • Equality Act 2010
  • ‘Delivering Quality Information for Families Together’
  • Minimum Family Information Quality Standards for Wales in the Childcare Act Guidance

Information collected about parents/carers and their children, young people and referrers and applicants, commissioned service providers

A selection of the following, as appropriate:

  • Name
  • Address
  • Date of Birth
  • Contact details
  • Next of Kin
  • Ethnicity
  • Religion / Belief
  • Gender
  • Language
  • Family Composition
  • Health Information
  • Financial Information
  • Application information
  • Relationships Information
  • Referral / Assessment Information
  • Employment Details 
  • Relevant Case Information
  • Education / Training Details
  • Other Agencies Involved with the family
  • Information pertaining to disability or additional needs

Agencies we might share the information with

  • Other Local Authorities
  • Care Inspectorate Wales (CIW)
  • Welsh Government
  • Childcare Organisations
  • Commissioned Services 
  • Schools
  • Other departments within WCBC Local Authority
  • Third Sector Services
  • Health

Purpose for processing

  • Provision of social care services
  • Provision of Information Advice and Assistance
  • Provision of early intervention and prevention services
  • Provision of respite and childcare
  • Provision of funding to childcare settings as set out in the terms and conditions for each grant
  • Processing information for childcare providers, including financial and business 
  • Service delivery, monitoring and improvement
  • Staff training
  • Investigation of complaints
  • Quality control