The Teaching Council (Register of Users)

Last updated April 2019

Does your organisation use the PPSN at present?

Yes

For what purposes?

As a secondary identifier on the Register of Teachers, it enables for the payment of teachers from State Funds.

Does your organisation exchange the PPS number with any other body? If so please name the relevant bodies and the purpose(s) of the exchange?

We exchange PPSN with the teacher paymasters for payment purposes under Section 30 of the Teaching Council Acts i.e. Department of Education and Skill and the 16 Education and Training Boards. The Council engages Abtran as an onsite processor who have access to PPSN in order to process applications.

Does your organisation have any other plans involving the use of the PPS number?

Currently no.

There is a duty to ensure compliance with the principles of processing personal data which are set out in Article 5(1) and 5(2) of the GDPR. These principles are summarised as follows

Process it lawfully, fairly, and in a transparent manner;
Collect it only for one or more speciﬁed, explicit and legitimate purposes, and do not otherwise use it in a way that is incompatible with those purposes;
Ensure it is adequate, relevant and limited to what is necessary for the purpose it is processed;
Keep it accurate and up-to-date and erase or rectify any inaccurate data without delay;
Where it is kept in a way that allows you to identify who the data is about, retain it for no longer than is necessary;
Keep it secure by using appropriate technical and/or organisational security measures;
Be able to demonstrate your compliance with the above principles; and
Respond to requests by individuals seeking to exercise their data protection rights (for example the right of access

Have you measures in place to ensure that the Public Service Identity data you hold/collect whether in electronic or written format is in line with the GDPR Principles described above?

Yes.

The Council has implemented appropriate IT security measures, processes/procedures and contractual obligations to ensure compliance with the GDPR requirements.