Volunteer for Women's Inclusive Team

This agreement is provided to clarify the responsibilities of those who volunteer for Women’s Inclusive Team (WIT) in respect of maintaining confidential information gathered by WIT in the course of its work.

Queries and questions relating to this duty should be addressed to either the:
CEO who is Safia Jama
Nominated Trustee DPO – Sahra Mire
All information given by Service Users to volunteers is given on the understanding that it will be used solely to providing a service to WIT's Service Users. It is the duty of WIT to ensure that the confidentiality of that information is maintained within the boundaries of the law and is not divulged without the consent of the Service User.

In the course of your work with WIT, you may have access to person identifiable, confidential data concerning the medical or personal affairs of:
Service Users
Women’s Inclusive Team
Associated professionals
Stakeholders- Funders

Unless acting on WIT’s policies or following the direct instructions of the CEO or Trustees, such information must not be divulged or discussed, except in the performance of your normal duties. Breach of confidence, including the improper passing of data, may result in disciplinary action, your dismissal, and civil action against you for damages.

You must ensure that all records, including computer screens and computer-generated records or paper records of staff or Service User data are never left where unauthorised persons can view them.

Computer screens must always be cleared when left unattended and you must ensure you log out of computer systems, removing your password. All passwords to the systems at WIT must be kept confidential.

Information concerning Service Users or team members is strictly confidential and must not be disclosed to unauthorised persons. This obligation continues without end, during and after your employment at Women’s Inclusive Team. Disclosures of confidential information or disclosures of any data of a personal nature can result in prosecution for an offence under the Data Protection Act 2018.