Guidance

GDS human resources privacy notices

Find out how the Government Digital Service (GDS) collects and uses personal information before, during and after working for us.

• From: Government Digital Service
• Published: 25 February 2019
• Last updated: 23 July 2025
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  1. 23 July 2025

     Updated to reflect that CDDO is now part of GDS, and GDS is now part of DSIT (formerly they were both part of the Cabinet Office). This includes changing the contact details for the DPO. Additionally, added the data retention schedule to the human resources privacy notice.

  2. 25 February 2019

     First published.

Documents

GDS human resources privacy notice

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GDS recruitment events privacy notice

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Details

These notices describes how we collect and use personal information about you before, during and after your working relationship with us, in accordance with data protection law, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).