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Cashless catering biometric laws - New advice to schools will make clear that they will no longer be able to use pupils’ biometric data without parental consent. The advice, launched today for consultation, comes into effect from September 2013.
Schools Minister Nick Gibb said children’s biometric data was sensitive personal information and parents must have the right to prevent its use by schools and colleges. Pupils also have the right to refuse to participate and these provisions are explained in the guidance.
Parents given power of veto on schools use of biometric information
New advice to schools will make clear that they will no longer be able to use pupils’ biometric data without parental consent. The advice, launched today for consultation, comes into effect from September 2013.
PROTECTION OF BIOMETRIC INFORMATION OF CHILDREN IN SCHOOLS
The new act means that parents must “Opt In” to biometrics and that one of a child’s parents must consent to their biometric information being taken. Previously a parent had to “Opt Out” of biometrics but this is no longer the case.
Please be aware that this is an Act and not guidelines therefore parents must “Opt In” before any biometric data is taken. Projects have updated the Parent Letter within our Implementation Pack and is currently making schools aware of this new Act.
We can provide a copy of the new act surrounding biometric registrations. Please contact us using our contact page.
The Croydon Model
Background
Croydon Council has over 120 schools, served by both external catering providers and schools with delegated authority. Half of secondary schools and four primary schools use cashless catering systems. This developed out of a need for reform.
Telford & Wrekin Cashless Catering
Software package and information systems. Point of sale (POS) software package. The contract is for the provision of a centrally managed schools catering management system and individual systems to schools in the Telford and Wrekin Council area.
ParentMail as a partner of Nationwide Retail Systems
ParentMail +Pay is used by thousands of schools across the UK to improve parent engagement, collect parent payments and make substantial savings in money and time.
As a partner of Nationwide Retail Systems we make it easy for parents to top-up dinner money online via their ParentMail account rather than sending cash or cheques into school.
Northampton Council & Cashless Catering, Northampton school meals.
Northamptonshire County Council & Nationwide Retail Systems Ltd will work together to provide an IT system to support the delivery of the Hot School Meals Service to the organisation across a variety of properties within the geographical boundaries of Northamptonshire.
Solihull Cashless Catering Award Notice
Solihull MBC have awarded their cashless catering contact to Nationwide Retail Systems Ltd. The trust-e cashless system will serve 67 Primary and Special School kitchens and will be made available to secondary schools / colleges, which may wish to adopt the system.
The online payment system may also be adopted by the Council should it offer value for money against existing provision.
Welcome to trust-e cashless catering
Trust-e is the award winning Cashless Catering School Management Solution that provides Business Control and Business Reporting to schools across the UK. Trust-e provides you with the most comprehensive Cashless Catering Solution for the 21st Century. Based upon our established Cashless Software Trust-e gives you more control and more reporting.
Staffordshire County Council go with trust-e and Nationwide
Provision of a centralised cashless catering system for Staffordshire catering has been awarded to Nationwide Retail Systems Ltd. The solution will be rolled out across Staffordshire schools and other establishments which utilise the services of Staffordshire catering.
