Pact’s TV Diversity Monitoring Form Template and Guidance
Download the Pact Diversity Monitoring Form Template
NB. If you have any issues downloading and opening this form please e-mail anjani@pact.co.uk.
While equality monitoring is not legally mandatory for employers in the private sector, it is recommended by the Equality and Human Rights Commission, and increasingly required by commissioners and financiers.
The particular equality and diversity monitoring methods used by an employer will depend on its size. Pact has drafted a template diversity monitoring form which can be used by members in monitoring the equality and diversity of their staff, freelancers and or workers (please see above for downloadable template form).
Whether using the Pact form or their own, employers must comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (EU 2016/679) (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA), collectively the Data Protection Legislation, when they collect, process, store, retrieve, use, analyse, publish, disclose, disseminate or otherwise make available, combine with other information, erase, destruct and or transfer personal data and special category data for the purpose of monitoring the make up of their work force. More on these data protection obligations below.
Film
Film producers are advised to discuss diversity and equality monitoring with their project supporters and financers as they may have specific requirements and forms that must be submitted. As an example, under the BFI Diversity Standards, applicants for the BFI Film Fund must submit a diversity report at the end of their project. More information on the BFI Diversity Standards available here.
Data Protection
Processing personal data and special category data:
Personal data is any information relating to a living individual (who can be identified from that data, or from that data in conjunction with other readily available information (a Data Subject)) by reference to name, an identification number, location data, an online identifier or to one or more factors specific to the physical, physiological, genetic, mental, economic, cultural or social identity of that person.
Special category data is any information revealing racial or ethnic origin, political opinions, religious or philosophical beliefs, trade union membership of a Data Subject and the processing of genetic data, biometric data for the purpose of uniquely identifying a Data Subject, data concerning health or data concerning a Data Subject’s sex life or sexual orientation.
The pan industry guidelines on data protection and security are available through the link below. They are designed to provide practical advice to assist in protecting the data of individuals and in turn protecting production companies from civil and/or criminal sanctions and reputational damage as the result of an unauthorised disclosure of personal or special category data. It is therefore important that all staff read these guidelines and that the necessary practical support and guidance is provided.
GDPR Pan Industry Guidelines can be found here.
GDPR Crew Data Protection Guidelines can be found here.
Legal bases for processing:
The employer will need a legal basis for processing personal data and an additional legal basis when processing special category data.
The most relevant legal bases for processing personal data and special category data for the purpose of an employer’s diversity and equality monitoring are as follows:-
- it is necessary for the performance of a contract to which the Data Subject is a party (for example, the staff member’s contract of employment); and
- it is necessary for the purposes of carrying out the obligations and exercising specific rights of the employer in the field of employment law.
ICO Requirement: Data Controllers :
An employer is statutorily required to pay an annual charge and provide certain information to the Information Commissioner (in accordance with the Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018) when it acts as data controller, either alone or jointly with others, and determines the purposes and means of processing personal data and special category data..See further information here: https://ico.org.uk/for-organisations/guide-to-the-general-data-protection-regulation-gdpr/data-protection-fee/
Safe Storage and Best Practice:
Employers must comply with Data Protection Legislation and the data protection principles contained when storing personal data and special category data. Please see the pan industry guidance for recommended practices on the security of personal data and special category data.
If employers have any concerns about the data protection issues surrounding diversity monitoring, they should speak to their company’s data protection officer, or contact Pact or their commissioning broadcaster.