local authority codes and names 72 6 Legislation The data in this census are collected under section 83 of the Children Act 1989. Contact details If you require help or further information, please contact the Data Operations Service Desk using the data collections service request form. Other children in need census documents More information on the children in need census, including the technical specification and validation rules, is available in the Children in need census: guide to submitting data. 7 Data protection and data sharing Data from which it is possible to identify children, parents and staff (in any medium, including within a MIS) is personal data. The UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) put in place certain safeguards regarding the use of personal data by organisations, including the Department for Education (DfE) and local authorities. Both give rights to those (known as data subjects) about whom data is processed, such as children, their parents / carers and staff. This includes (amongst other information that DfE is obliged to provide) the right to know: • the types of data being held; • why it is being held; • to whom it may be communicated As data processors and controllers in their own right, it is important that local authorities process all data (not just that collected for the purposes of the Children in Need census) in accordance with the full requirements of the UK GDPR. Further information on the UK GDPR can be found in the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) overview of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Legal duties under the UK General Data Protection Regulation and Data Protection Act 2018: privacy notices Being transparent and providing accessible information to indiv