Dear Vale of Glamorgan Council,

I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000:

A detailed description of the roles and responsibilities of the Information Governance (IG) Manager within your organisation.
A detailed description of the roles and responsibilities of the Data Protection officer within your organisation, along with a summary of their key responsibilities.
A current Information Governance structure chart, showing reporting lines and key roles within the IG function.
The salary ranges or pay bands for the following roles:
Information Governance Manager
Data Protection Officer
Any other key roles listed in the IG structure chart

Please confirm whether the Information Governance Manager, Data Protection Officer, or any other roles within the IG structure are responsible for Records Management. If so, please provide details of those responsibilities.

If any of this information is already publicly available, please provide the relevant links or references.

I would prefer to receive the information in electronic format. If you require any clarification regarding this request, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Thank you for your time and assistance.

Yours faithfully,

Kathryn Parrish

Vale of Glamorgan Council

Dear Kathryn Parrish

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - INFORMATION REQUEST

Thank you for your request for information about: IG Structure

Your request was received on 23/05/2025 and is being handled under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
Your query has been given the reference 00208867.

In some circumstances a fee may be payable and if that is the case we will
let you know. A fees notice will be issued to you, and you will be
required to pay before we will proceed to deal with your request.
You should receive the information requested within 20 working days unless
the Council does not hold the information or there is a reason for it to
be withheld. We will write to you in any event.
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on, then if you have not already done so please let us know.

If you have any queries or concerns then please do not hesitate to contact
us. Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.
Further information about your rights is also available from the
Information
Commissioner at:

Information Commissioner's Office - Wales

Second Floor, Churchill House

Churchill Way,

Cardiff

CF10 2HH

029 20678400

[email address]

Yours sincerely,

Information Governance Officer

Legal Services

Vale of Glamorgan Council / Cyngor Bro Morgannwg

tel / ffôn: 01446 700111

e-mail / e-bost: [email address] or [email address]

 

 

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Dear Kathryn Parrish

Thank you for your request for information about: IG Structure

A detailed description of the roles and responsibilities of the
Information Governance (IG) Manager within your organisation. – The Vale
of Glamorgan Council has one role titled Information Manager/Data
Protection Officer. This role is carried out by one person. A copy of the
job description is attached. 

A detailed description of the roles and responsibilities of the Data
Protection officer within your organisation, along with a summary of their
key responsibilities. – As above

A current Information Governance structure chart, showing reporting lines
and key roles within the IG function. – See attached

The salary ranges or pay bands for the following roles:

Information Governance Manager/Data Protection Officer – Grade 11 £49,764
- £52,805 (2024/25)

Any other key roles listed in the IG structure chart

Information Governance Officer – Grade 7 £31,586 - £35,235 (2024/25)

Assistant Information Governance Officer – Grade 5 £25,992 - £27,711
(2024/25)

Please confirm whether the Information Governance Manager, Data Protection
Officer, or any other roles within the IG structure are responsible for
Records Management. If so, please provide details of those
responsibilities. – N/A

If you are dissatisfied with the handling of your request, you have the
right to ask for an internal review. Internal review requests should be
made within 40 working days of the date of receipt of the response to your
original letter and should be addressed to:

c/o The Monitoring Officer – [email address]

Or by post to The Monitoring Officer, Civic Offices, Holton Road, Barry,
CF63 4RU.

Please remember to quote the reference number above in any future
communications.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision.
The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:
Information Commissioner's Office - Wales

Second Floor, Churchill House

Churchill Way,

Cardiff

CF10 2HH

029 20678400 / Fax:029 20678399

[email address]

Yours sincerely

 

Information Governance Officer

Legal Services

Vale of Glamorgan Council / Cyngor Bro Morgannwg

tel / ffôn: 01446 700111

mob / sym:

e-mail / e-bost: [email address] or [email address]

 

 

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need to.

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