School and College Liaison Participant Data

We collect data to enable the safe and successful delivery of events, and to allow for long-term evaluation, monitoring and research about access to Higher Education. We request data from young people (or their parent/guardian) who take part in our activities, events and programmes. We store data within the Higher Education Access Tracker to enable the long-term evaluation and monitoring.

Data Location

Long-term monitoring data - Higher Education Outreach Tracker: www.heat.ac.uk.

Event-specific data - locally 

Disposal

Where data is held locally, it is to be disposed of in line with the retention period in the following ways. 

Electronic copies: Deleted and double deleted from local locations. 

Hard copies: Disposed of using the confidential waste process. 

Personal/demographic data

 
FIELDS DATA RETENTION PERIOD
First name and last name Year of HE entry + 15 years 
DoB Year of HE entry + 15 years 
Home postcode Year of HE entry + 15 years 
Sex Year of HE entry + 15 years 
Gender identity Year of HE entry + 15 years 
Email address Year of HE entry + 15 years 

Access and inclusion support

 
FIELDS DATA RETENTION PERIOD
Eligibility for free school meals Year of HE entry + 15 years 
First generation HE Year of HE entry + 15 years 

Sensitive data

 
FIELDS DATA RETENTION PERIOD
Ethnicity Year of HE entry + 15 years 
Looked after child/care leaver status Year of HE entry + 15 years 
Health information (including medical details, disability information, dietary requirements and additional needs)  Until end of the academic year in which the event takes place or programme is completed 

3rd party data

 
FIELDS DATA RETENTION PERIOD
Next of Kin / emergency contact information  Until end of the academic year in which the event takes place or programme is completed 
Teacher contact details  Until end of the academic year in which the event takes place or programme is completed 

Education record

 
FIELDS DATA RETENTION PERIOD
Current school / college  Year of HE entry + 15 years 
Current year of study  Year of HE entry + 15 years 

Statutory returns data

 
FIELDS DATA RETENTION PERIOD
Demographic data personal data  Year of HE entry + 15 years 
Sensitive data  Year of HE entry + 15 years 
Education record data  Year of HE entry + 15 years