Recruitment Privacy Notice

Willow Homes for Children Ltd (company number 16360242) is responsible for the personal information you provide when applying for a role. Our registered office is 7 France Street, Westhoughton, Bolton, BL5 2HG. You can contact us at admin@willowhfc.co.uk.

What we collect and why
We collect your contact details, employment and education history, references, identity and address documents, right-to-work evidence, and information needed for DBS and safeguarding checks. We use it to assess your application, contact you, check your suitability and meet safer recruitment duties for a children’s home.

Our legal basis
We use this information to take steps before a possible employment contract, meet legal obligations and pursue our legitimate interest in safe recruitment. We handle criminal offence information only where the law permits and where it is necessary for the role.

Who sees your information
Our recruitment staff and managers, relevant checking providers and Jotform as the form host may process information needed for their tasks. We may contact the referees you name.

How long we keep it
If your application is unsuccessful, we will delete it six months after the recruitment decision, unless we need to keep specific information longer for a legal claim. If you join Willow, relevant information becomes part of your staff record.

Your rights
You can ask to see or correct your information and, where applicable, ask for deletion or restriction or object to its use. Email admin@willowhfc.co.uk. You can complain to the Information Commissioner’s Office at ico.org.uk.