Guidance

Privacy notices for candidates applying for a public role at DBT

How the Department for Business and Trade (DBT) processes personal data as part of recruiting for a public appointment role.

• From: Department for Business and Trade
• Published: 27 January 2022
• Last updated: 4 July 2025
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  1. 4 July 2025

     Information added under: '1. Purpose of this privacy notice' and '10. How we may share your information'. A new section has been added under '2. Data controller identity' and '11. How long we keep your data'.

  2. 3 September 2024

     Added privacy information for special category data.

  3. 27 January 2022

     First published.

Documents

Privacy notices for candidates applying for a public role at DBT

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Special category data privacy notice for candidates applying for a public appointment role at DBT

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Details

DBT’s fair processing notices for public appointments campaigns explain:

• what personal data (information) we collect and why
• what we do with your data
• who we share data with during the application process
• data confidentiality