April 28, 2021

The following privacy notice applies to the Safeguarding Adults & Mental Health Service.

This includes:

  • Community Mental Health Team
  • Adult Safeguarding Team
  • Initial Response Team (SPOA)
  • Occupational Therapy Service

The Safeguarding Adults & Mental Health Service provides services to citizens in respect of duties under the following legislation:

  • Mental Health Act 1983
  • Children Act 1989
  • Care Standards Act 2000
  • Adoption and Children Act 2002
  • Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003
  • Children Act 2004
  • Mental Capacity Act 2005
  • Commissioner for Older People (Wales) Act 2006
  • Children and Families (Wales) Measure 2010
  • Mental Health (Wales) Measure 2010
  • Social Services and Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2014
  • Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996

Information Collected:

  • Name 

  • Address

  • Date of Birth

  • Ethnicity

  • Religion

  • Nationality

  • Gender

  • Language Preference

  • Contact Details

  • Next of Kin

  • Relationships Information

  • Health Information

  • Mental Health Information

  • Diagnosis Information

  • Education Information

  • Financial Information

  • Referral / Assessment Information

  • Relevant Case Information

  • Mental Capacity Information

  • Other Agencies Involved

  • Legal status – Mental Health S2, S3, S117

Agencies we might share the information with:

  • Coroner
  • Councils
  • Courts
  • Legal Professionals
  • Solicitors
  • Commissioned Care and Support Providers
  • General Practitioners / Primary Care
  • Hospitals
  • Health Boards
  • Police
  • National Crime Agency
  • Probation and Community Rehabilitation Companies
  • The Prison Service
  • Housing Providers
  • Advocacy
  • Third Sector Agencies
  • Ambulance Service NHS Trusts
  • Welsh Government
  • Regulators (CIW, CQC, HIW, HSE)
  • Professional bodies
  • Disclosure & Barring Service

Purpose for processing:

  • Provision of Social Care Services
  • Legal Obligation
  • Safeguarding
  • Duties under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
  • Duties under the Court of Protection
  • Assessment of mental capacity and making best interest decisions
  • Provision of Housing Adaptations