Llywodraeth Cymru Welsh Government

Expression of Interest Form

Name	
Email	
Organisation	
Role / Job title	
Outline your expertise in Welsh regional policy and economic development (max 750 words)	
Outline your interest in joining the Regional Investment Steering Group, along with relevant skills and experience (max 500 words)
Any additional information	
Conflicts of interest	
Signature	

Please return to RegionalInvestmentinWales@gov.wales by Friday 9 May 2025.

Privacy Notice for Regional Investment in Wales Steering Group

This privacy notice explains the way in which we, Welsh Government, will handle your personal information, in line with the UK’s Data Protection legislation, and in respect of your Expression of Interest application and should you become a member of the Regional Investment in Wales Steering Group led by the Welsh Government.

Lawful basis for processing

We will process your personal information according to our official authority to undertake the core role and functions of the Welsh Government. This includes the setting up of Steering Groups to obtain advice and knowledge to support Government in fulfilling our goals and obligations. The Welsh Government will be the Controller for personal information processed for this purpose.

What Personal Information do we need to process?

We will need to collect and process the following types of personal information about you:

Full name and title

Work email address

Your expertise, experience and interest in joining the Steering Group as outlined in your Expression of Interest form

How will we use your personal information?

We need to process your personal information to establish, maintain and administer the Steering Group to ensure it operates effectively. Specific activities related to this purpose may include:

Considering your expression of interest when seeking to be appointed

When we contact you to seek advice, support, and guidance in relation to the remit of the Steering Group

To reimburse you for any T&S costs associated with being a member of the Steering Group, should any meetings be held in person

To organise meetings and/or events

In certain circumstances when we produce minutes of meetings you have attended, with minutes noting attendance published online

We will publish your name in relation to membership of the Steering Group online or as part of other papers / reports / sub-groups relating to the work of the Steering Group

Who will have access to your data?

Your membership of the Steering Group (your name and job title) will be published online as well as any advice or opinion you formally express as part of your role on the Steering Group. This information will be considered as being in the public domain. All other elements of your personal information will be kept securely within Welsh Government systems and will only be used by those Welsh Government staff involved in the running or administration of the Steering Group. We will not share your personal data with third parties unless they are acting on behalf of Welsh Government under contract or if we are required to do so by law.

Retaining your Personal Information

We will keep your personal information for 3 years after you have left the Steering Group. Minutes and related documents of the Steering Group (including those that may mention your name) will be retained in line with our information retention policy. A copy of the Welsh Government Information Retention Policy can be provided on request.

Your Rights

Under data protection legislation, you have the right:

to be informed of the personal data Welsh Government holds about you and to access it

to require us to rectify inaccuracies in that data

to (in certain circumstances) object to or restrict processing

for (in certain circumstances) your data to be ‘erased’

to (in certain circumstances) data portability

to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) who is our independent regulator for data protection.

Contacts

Should you have any queries regarding this privacy notice please contact RegionalInvestmentinWales@gov.wales.

For further information about the information which the Welsh Government holds and its use, or if you wish to exercise your rights under the UK GDPR, please see contact details below:

Data Protection Officer

Welsh Government

Cathays Park

CARDIFF

CF10 3NQ

Email: DataProtectionOfficer@gov.wales

The contact details for the Information Commissioner’s Office are:

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Telephone: 0303 123 1113

Website: Contact us | ICO

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