My Time

By applying for the My Time grant you agree that Carers Wakefield & District will retain your information in accordance with our Privacy Policy, as required under GDPR. Further details can be obtained on application to our office.

In order to develop Carers Wakefield & District Equal Opportunities policy, all applicants are required to answer the following questions.

This information will be solely used for monitoring purposes. It will be treated as confidential and will be separated from the rest of the application form on receipt and not form part of the application itself.

People in Britain belong to a wide variety of cultures and communities. Ethnic group refers to the cultural group to which a person feels they belong. From the list below please select the box which best describes your ethnic grouping. People whose ethnic origin is not covered elsewhere should use the ‘Any Other’ box.

A professional with regular involvement with you (eg. Social Worker, GP, Health Visitor, Nurse, Teacher, Care Worker, Day Centre Worker or Voluntary Sector worker) needs to verify that you are a carer.

Please note, relatives are not acceptable.

Please complete the verifiers details below who will be contacted in order to process your application. If you are having problems finding a verifier then please contact us on 01924 305544.

Please ensure your verifier has agreed to verify your My Time application. We will make 3 attempts to contact them, in the event we are unsuccessful, unfortunately your application will be declined. Please give as many contact information options as possible ie: phone number, email.

Please avoid putting a GP or Consultant as your verifier, as they are extremely difficult to contact which may mean that your application is refused.

Please note that if you are using teacher or teaching assistant and we are unable to get in touch with them during school holidays it may mean that your application will be refused.

The onus is on you to provide complete and relevant information. If the information provided is incomplete or unsuitable your application will be declined and you will have to complete a new application form if you still wish to apply.

In order to help you we need to ask for and store information about you. The law states that we must get your consent to do this. By signing this form you will provide your written consent for us to hold your details securely on our electronic database and, where necessary, in paper files. Everything you tell us will be treated confidentially and your data will be subject to the Data Protection Act 1998 and General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) 2018.

• We will not share your personal information with anyone without your permission except in circumstances where the law permits us to do so; for example if you disclose that you or someone that you know is at risk of harm or if a court requests information from us.
• Information will only be seen within our organisation by those who need access to it.
• In order to provide you with a full support service your information may be shared with other organisations for your benefit and in order to access other services for you.
• When your file with us is closed, your information will be safely stored with us for a period of 6 years, as the law stipulates and in line with best practice. The information will then be securely destroyed.
• Your information may be used for statistical reporting but all data will be anonymised.
• You have a right to ask for access to any information that we hold about you as per GDPR.
• We do use a third party to maintain our IT systems who operate in a secure way on behalf of our organisation and who also adhere to the regulations above.
• You have the right to withdraw your consent at any time, subject to the stipulations above.