The Welsh Government has commissioned Wavehill, a social and economic research consultancy, to undertake an evaluation of the Co-operation and Supply Chain Development Scheme (CSCDS) as part of the Rural Development Programme (RDP) 2014-2020. The aim of this evaluation is to examine the effectiveness of the processes and management of the scheme, assess the progress of the CSCDS against targets set for the scheme, assess and evaluate the impact of the scheme and provide recommendations and lessons learnt as an evidence base for future investment in similar schemes.
As part of the evaluation, Wavehill will be gathering information through semi-structured telephone interviews with stakeholders concerned with the delivery of CSCDS to gain an understanding of your opinions and experience of the scheme.
The Welsh Government is the data controller for the research. However, Wavehill will delete any personal data provided through the interviews and anonymise the raw data before it is shared with the Welsh Government.
The information collected during the project will be included in a report published on the Welsh Government website and possibly in other publications by Wavehill and Welsh Government.
Your participation in this research is completely voluntary. However, your views and experiences are important in order to help inform Welsh Government policies.
The contact for this research at Wavehill is Endaf Griffiths, project director
E-mail address: endaf.griffiths@wavehill.com
Telephone number: 0330 1228 658 | 07810 544169
PRIVACY NOTICE
What personal data do we hold and where do we get this information?
Personal data is defined under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) as ‘any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified by reference to an identifier’.
Wavehill have identified stakeholders who have had involvement in and/ or a key perspective on the scheme and have received your contact details from one of the following routes:
Welsh Government has provided Wavehill with contact details in the form of email addresses and telephone numbers for the project contacts which were given on the application form for the scheme
Welsh Government has provided Wavehill with contact details of individuals or organisations involved in the oversight of CSCDS and the RDP
You self-identified as a stakeholder and expressed interest in taking part in an interview (and consented to being contacted in the future) after taking part in an online survey also from Wavehill
A mapping exercise undertaken as part of the evaluation identified your organisation as an important stakeholder in the context of Rural Development Programme implementation in Wales.
When you are contacted by Wavehill, you will be told how your contact details were obtained.
You are not required to provide any further personal information as part of the interviews other than your image if you agree to the interview being video recorded. We may need to record interviews for operational reasons. If this is the case, we will make this clear to you before the interview, and you will have the opportunity to tell us if you are not happy for the discussion to be recorded. If interviews are recorded, personal data will be removed during the process of transcribing. Recordings will be deleted as soon as this process is completed. If discussions are not recorded, personal data will not be included in written notes prepared during or following the interviews.
Wavehill will only use email addresses and telephone numbers for the purpose of this evaluation. Your participation is voluntary and if you do not wish to take part or be sent reminders then please reply to the invitation email and your details will be removed. If you raise a query or complaint and provide personal data requesting a response, the researcher will forward the request only to the relevant official and subsequently delete it from the research data.
What is the lawful basis for using your data?
The lawful basis for processing information in this data collection exercise is our public task; that is, exercising our official authority to undertake the core role and functions of the Welsh Government.
Participation is completely voluntary. Research studies such as this are important for the Welsh Government to collect information and actionable evidence about its ability to deliver government priorities. The information collected in this research, for example, might be used to:
In an evaluation report assessing the implementation and impacts of CSCDS and published on the Welsh Government website
To inform future delivery of services or programmes
How secure is your personal data?
Personal information provided to Wavehill is always stored on a secure server. The data can only be accessed by a limited number of researchers working on this project. Wavehill will only use this data for research purposes. Wavehillhas Cyber Essentials Certification.
Wavehill has procedures to deal with any suspected data security breaches. If a suspected breach occurs, Wavehill will report this to the Welsh Government who will notify you and any applicable regulator where we are legally required to do so.
All data gathered through this research will be reported in an anonymised format. It will not contain your contact details or any identifiable information. Wavehill will use the information gathered to produce a report that will be published on the Welsh Government website. This report will not include any information that could be used to identify individual participants.
How long do we keep your personal data?
Wavehill will hold personal data during the contract period, and any personal data not already removed during transcription will be deleted by Wavehill three months after the end of the contract. This includes your contact details. Wavehill will provide Welsh Government with an anonymised version of the data which will not include information that could identify you.
Individual rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to the personal information you provide as part of this evaluation. You have the right:
To access a copy of your own data;
For us to rectify inaccuracies in that data;
To object to or restrict processing (in certain circumstances);
For your data to be ‘erased’ (in certain circumstances); and
To lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) who is our independent regulator for data protection.
The contact details for the Information Commissioner’s Office are: Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF. Phone: 01625 545 745 or 0303 123 1113. Website:www.ico.org.uk
Further Information
If you have any further questions about how the data provided as part of this study will be used by the Welsh Government or wish to exercise your rights using the General Data Protection Regulation, please contact:
Name: Jessica Steventon – Senior Research OfficeE-mail address: Jessica.Steventon@gov.wales
Telephone number: 03000250480
The Welsh Government’s Data Protection Officer can be contacted at:
Welsh Government, Cathays Park, Cardiff, CF10 3NQ, Email: DataProtectionOfficer@gov.wales.
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