Information Governance team

The Information Governance team is responsible for overseeing information management at the College including:

  • compliance with UK data protection legislation and other information legislation
  • records management of electronic and physical records to maintain the authenticity, reliability, integrity and usability of College records
  • working with external partners, including NHS Digital, Information Commissioners Office and Health Research Authority
  • completing the NHS Digital Data Security and Protection Toolkit
  • overseeing the Data Protection Committee
  • managing, promoting and collecting the historical archives.  

The Data Protection Officer sits in this team and is currently working on a three-year GDPR programme to bring the College in line with new data protection obligations, while supporting members through guidance and updates on the website.

The team can be contacted at information.governance@rcpch.ac.uk.

For more information about how the College uses your personal data, please see our website privacy notice and membership privacy notice

Recent content

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GDPR: What has changed?

In the first of a new series of blogs advising RCPCH members how to be compliant with GDPR, our Information Governance Manager, Adele Picken, looks at some key changes implemented at the College, including a new member representative role on our Data Protection Committee.
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Privacy notice - awards

This privacy notice is for Honorary Fellowship, the James Spence Medal and the RCPCH Members' Award nominees and nominators.
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Privacy notice - membership

We will always store your personal data securely. We will use the data you have provided to administer your membership and so that we can send relevant communications to you in ways that you have agreed to. You can update your mailing preferences at any time by logging into your online account.
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Archive collection policy

We welcome offers to develop our collection that relate to the history of the College and child health. Our Archive Collection Policy defines our archival collections and gives information about what we accept.
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About the College history

In 1928 British paediatricians attended the first meeting of the British Paediatric Association (BPA), pictured below. In 1996, the association received Royal College status. We provide a brief history, with links to our blogs for more insight.
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RCPCH archive

We preserve and enable access to records of our history as the British Paediatric Association (BPA) and a Royal College, and to the history of child health. We have an online catalogue of our historical archives as well as a library collection of books and reports.
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Privacy policy - website

​​Protecting the privacy and personal data of visitors to our site is highly important to us. The following explains how the RCPCH uses any information you give to us and the way we protect your privacy and to comply with UK Data Protection legislation. This privacy statement only covers the website...
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Subject archives guide - HIV and AIDS

Our subject guides on a range of child health topics are for researchers interested in child health and the history of paediatrics. HIV is is a virus that attacks and destroys healthy cells that help the immune system, leading to AIDS. It is estimated that worldwide 42 million are living with HIV/AI...