Application for free childcare for 2 year olds

Please complete details of your child

Details of parent / carer

Most applicants will want this option

I certify that the information given on this form is correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understand that the council may check with the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP) and / or HM Revenue and Customs regarding my eligibility for free childcare for 2 year olds and the Early Years Pupil Premium for 3 and 4 year olds. If you wish to withdraw your consent to a check being undertaken for Early Years Pupil Premium (EYPP) in the future, you can inform your childcare provider or write/email Blackpool Council. We may need to use this information for enquiries under Section 29.3 of the Data Protection Act – amended 1998 – Detection and Prevention of a crime.*

Blackpool Council is the data controller for the personal information you have provided in this form. The council’s data protection officer can be contacted at DPA@blackpool.gov.uk. Your personal information will be used to contact the Department of Work Pensions DWP and / or HM Revenue and Customs regarding your eligibility for free childcare for 2 year olds. We will also use the information to maintain statistical records of how many childcare places are being accessed, but we will anonymise your information. We are allowed to ask for your personal information as the council has a statutory duty to provide up to 15 hours per week free entitlement to eligible families of 2 year olds. We will contact you to ask if you have a childcare place. We may share your information with children’s centres and health visitors to encourage take up and to facilitate the 2 Year Old Progress Check. We will share your information with others if we are required to do so by law. For further information about how Blackpool Council uses your personal information including your rights as a data subject, please see our website at www.blackpool.gov.uk/privacy