Your personal data - what is it?
Personal data relates to a living individual who can be identified from that data. Identification can be by the information alone or in conjunction with any other information in the data controller's possession or likely to come into such possession. The processing of personal data is governed by the Data Protection Act 2018.
Who are we?
East Lancashire Hospital NHS Trust (ELHT) are the data controller, and our contact details are given below. As the data controller, ELHT decides how your personal data is processed and for what purposes.
Why we are collecting your information?
We have CCTV systems in some of our premises used by members of the public, for the purposes of public and staff safety and crime prevention and detection. CCTV is also installed on the outside of some of our buildings for the purpose of monitoring building security and crime prevention and detection. Our staff also wear Body Worn Cameras which are turned on when a potential incident is taking place.
We could be collecting images via CCTV monitoring and body worn camera images and sound recording associated with body worn devices.
The legal bases we have for the processing of this information are:
- GDPR Article 6 (1) (e)-processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest.
- GDPR Article 9 (2) (f) - processing is necessary for the establishment, exercise or defence of legal claims or whenever courts are acting in their judicial capacity.
How long do we keep your information for?
Recordings are kept on a rolling 30 days from the date and time of recording, allowing adequate time for data requests to be processed if relevant. After 31 days, the data is automatically deleted.
Who do we share your information with?
- East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.
- Law enforcement agencies, including the Police and Serious Organised Crime Agency.
- Local authorities
- Regulatory bodies, e.g. NMC, GMC.
Contact details
To exercise all relevant rights, for queries or for complaints please in the first instance contact our Information Governance Team, by emailing information.governance@elht.nhs.uk or by writing to the following address:
Information Governance
Corporate Development Building
East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust
Royal Blackburn Teaching Hospital
Haslingden Road
Blackburn
Lancashire
BB2 3HH