Generic Payroll Giving Data Protection Statement Published

Howard Lake | 26 October 2007 | Newswire

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The Institute of Fundraising (‘Institute’) has recently published a generic Payroll Giving Data Protection Statement. The statement – which has also been approved by the Information Commissioner – is accompanied by an information briefing. This briefing will aid Professional Fundraising Organisations, Payroll Giving Agencies and charities in implementing the statement. Members of the Institute, in addition to all members of the Institute’s Payroll Giving Special Interest Group, have already received the approved generic statement and information briefing.
The Institute has also written to the Association of Payroll Giving Organisations, requesting that all Association members adopt the new statement.
Megan Pacey, Director of Policy and Campaigns at the Institute of Fundraising, says:
The agreed statement serves to formalise and standardise the information on Payroll Giving mandates provided to donors by PFOs, PGAs and charities.
We are aware that charities may well wish to use their Payroll Giving donor lists for wider contact. The briefing sheet also makes recommendations here, including an acknowledgement statement to accompany the generic data protection statement.”
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NOTES TO EDITORS
1. The Institute of Fundraising (www.institute-of-fundraising.org.uk) represents fundraisers and fundraising throughout the United Kingdom. It is a membership organisation committed to the highest standards in fundraising management and practice. Members are supported through training, networking, the dissemination of best practice and representation on issues that affect the fundraising environment. The Institute of Fundraising is the largest individual representative body in the voluntary sector with 4500 Individual members and 250 Organisational members.
2. Payroll Giving enables employees to donate to any UK charity straight from their gross salary, giving immediate tax relief.
3. The Generic Data Protection Statement reads as follows:
The data supplied on this form will be used to enable your donation to reach your chosen charity/ charities.
In order that your instructions can be acted on, your details will be passed to Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs registered Agency, with whom your employer has contracted, who will forward your donation to your chosen charity/ charities.
Your chosen charity/ charities may send you a thank you letter acknowledging your donation.
If you do not wish to receive acknowledgement from your charity and only wish to be contacted in the event of a specific query needed to resolve the processing of your data for the purposes of these instructions, please tick here. o”

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