Breaking confidentiality. 6.1. When confidentiality must be broken because a child may be at risk of harm, in accordance with the School’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, the School will ensure the following: Pupils are told when information has been passed on Pupils are kept informed about what will be done with their information To alleviate their fears concerning the information becoming common knowledge, pupils are told exactly who their information has been passed on to
Breaking confidentiality. When confidentiality must be broken because a child may be at risk of harm, in accordance with the school’s Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy, the school will ensure the following: • Pupils will be told when information has been passed on • Pupils will be kept informed about what will be done with their information • To alleviate their fears concerning the information becoming common knowledge, pupils will be told exactly who their information has been passed on to If confidential information is shared with the explicit consent of the individuals involved, and they are informed of the purpose of sharing the information in question, there will be no breach of confidentiality or of the Human Rights Act 1998. In the event that explicit consent for sharing confidential information is not gained, an individual will satisfy themselves that there are reasonable grounds to override the duty of confidentiality in these circumstances before sharing the data. The school will recognise that overriding public interest is a justifiable reason to disclose information; however, permission from the Executive Headteacher will be sought prior to disclosing any information regarding the school. Staff will act in accordance with the school’s Whistleblowing Policy at all times. Staff in breach of this policy may face disciplinary action, if it is deemed that confidential information was passed on to a third party without reasonable cause.
