policy owner: Amy Jaines, information governance manager (DPO)
published: May 2018
last reviewed: March 2025
version number: V3.0
change history:
May 2018 - V1.0 published
March 2019 - V1.0 annual review, no significant change
March 2020 - V1.0 annual review, no significant change
March 2021 - V2.0, annual review, updated to reflect legislative changes brought by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU
March 2022 - V2.0, annual review, no significant change
March 2023 - V2.0, annual review, no significant change
March 2024 - V2.0, annual review, no significant change
March 2025 - V3.0, annual review, full policy re-writes to present content in more accessible and plain language, reducing the use of technical terminology