As you are no doubt aware, the General Data Protection Regulations are introduced on 25 May.

We process data on behalf of the Department for Education (the Data Controller of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme) on a legal basis. Employers who are a part of the Teachers’ Pension Scheme are legally required to provide information to us for the administration of the Scheme. As the DfE are the Data Controller, we’ve taken instruction from them in respect of becoming compliant.

Changes include:

• Updating of paper and web forms for members and employers, replacing the Data Protection privacy notice with the new GPDR regulation wording (*please see end of document)
• Creation of a new privacy page on the website for members and employers to provide an understanding of how we comply with GDPR.

Email campaigns

• While most companies (mainly commercial) will require people to opt in to communication to receive an email/ contact from them, Teachers’ Pensions will be able to communicate with members without the need of explicit consent as information sent through email campaigns is related to members’ options and rights within the scheme. Therefore, this information is in the legitimate interests of the member.

Please can we ask you to ensure that you are using the most up to date forms. The GDPR compliant versions of our forms will be available on 25 May.