The Level of Service/Case Management Inventory (LS/CMI) is a general offending assessment and management planning method which can be used with anybody aged 16+. It helps assessors explore the pattern, nature, and seriousness of a person’s offending, as well as identifying factors which may be associated with reoffending, and any other issues not necessarily linked to offending which may need to be addressed during a period of supervision or intervention by Justice Social Work.
This Privacy Notice is issued by Argyll and Bute Council who act as the ‘Data Controller’ for the personal data you provide and who manage it in accordance with data protection legislation. The Data Protection Officer can be contacted as follows:
Address: Legal and Regulatory Support, Argyll and Bute Council, Kilmory, Lochgilphead PA31 8RT.
Email: data.protection@argyll-bute.gov.uk
Telephone: 01546 605522
Social workers are obliged to collect information about you under the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, the Management of Offenders Act (Scotland) 2005, the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 and the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003.
Information within the LS/CMI system is electronically stored and password protected, and only authorised users can access it. The outcome from court will determine how long information about you is kept and the LSCMI IT Application has a set retention period of 10 years from a record’s closure before any personal identifying information is permanently removed from the system. Record closure typically happens when you have no ongoing involvement with the justice system. In certain circumstances, dependent on the crime committed, records can be kept longer by the Local Authority in which your record sits.
We gather information to help decide whether there is a need for social work intervention in both community and custodial settings and also:
- To help decide how much supervision is required (the level of service).
- To inform what the focus of any period of supervision or intervention would be.
To help evaluate the progress of the person who is subject to social work supervision. We may need to share information with relevant agencies and other relevant professionals in the following circumstances:
- There are concerns about a risk of harm to individuals, groups/communities, or the general public or to public safety
- There is a need to prevent, detect or prosecute a serious crime
- You have told us about historical abuse from when you were a child where there might still be ongoing risk posed to children from the same perpetrator
- A court has instructed us to do so.
Information gathered may also be used for evaluation, assurance and policy development by the Scottish Government, the Risk Management Authority, The Care Inspectorate and Community Justice Scotland. The data for evaluation and research purposes will generally be used for understanding the operation of the system at an aggregate level and will not typically impact on your supervision or individual case.
Your information is protected by law (Data Protection Legislation as defined by the Data Protection Act 2018 and the UK General Data Protection Regulation; the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 and the Human Rights Act 1998, Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, and the Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005). Any information shared will only be necessary information and only shared with people who have a legitimate interest and need to know. This could be Police Scotland, your GP, a social worker, a housing support officer, a social worker from another area if appropriate, or as a part of a formal transfer process of your case to another local authority area or Scottish Prison Establishment.
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Personal data UKGDPR article 6 |
Special categories personal data UKGDPR article 9 (may not apply in every case) |
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| 6(1)(c) – processing is necessary for compliance with a legal obligation | 9(2)(c) – processing is necessary to protect the vital interests of a data subject or another individual where the data subject is physically or legally capable of giving consent |
| 6(1)(d) - processing is necessary in order to protect the vital interests of the data subject or of another natural person | 9(2)(b) - processing is necessary for the purposes of carrying out the obligations and exercising specific rights of the controller or of the data subject in the field of employment and social security and social protection law |
| 6(1)(e) – processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest | 9(2)(g) – processing is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest on the basis of Union or Member State law which is proportionate to the aim pursued and which contains appropriate safeguards |
| 9(2)(j) – processing is necessary for archiving purposes in the public interest, or scientific and historical research purposes or statistical purposes |
You have the right to see the information that is held about you unless it is deemed this disclosure could result in further offending or harm to others. You can only see information about you. If information held about you is inaccurate, you have the right to request it is amended.The Council has appointed a data protection officer to make sure it is complying with data protection law. These rights are not absolute and where there are legal requirements for us to process personal data, we may not be able to action your request.
For more information on the rights, you have over how your personal data is handled, visit the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) website or contact the The Information Commissioner through the address below. Your data matters | ICO.
The Information Commissioner
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Tel: 08456 30 60 60
