Stakeholder Interviews on Wales’s Economic and Fiscal Evidence Needs
- Wavehill
- Feb 24
- 4 min read
The Welsh Government has commissioned Wavehill to carry out research to identify the gaps in economic and fiscal data and analysis in Wales, understand why those gaps exist, and explore the options for addressing them.
As part of the project, Wavehill will interview stakeholders such as research funders, think tanks, research institutes, academics and Welsh Government officials via Microsoft Teams.
The findings will be used to inform and support policy development aimed at strengthening economic and fiscal evidence in Wales.
The interviews will explore how Wales’s economic and fiscal evidence system operates, why evidence gaps persist, which gaps matter most, and what could improve the system.
Although the Welsh Government is the data controller for the research, Wavehill will not share any personal data gathered from the interviews, only an outcome report containing anonymised data will be shared with the Welsh Government.
This anonymised information collected during the research will be included in a report published on the Welsh Government website and may feature in other Welsh Government publications.
Taking part is entirely voluntary, but your views and experiences will help shape future Welsh Government policy.
The contact for this research at Wavehill is Michael Pang. E-mail address: michael.pang@wavehill.com / Telephone number: 0330 1228658.
PRIVACY NOTICE
What personal data do we hold and where do we get this information?
Personal data is defined under the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) as “any information relating to an identifiable person who can be directly or indirectly identified by reference to an identifier”.
The Welsh Government have provided Wavehill with your contact details (name and work email address). The Welsh Government hold your contact details either because of previous contact with you, or because your contact details are in the public domain.
Your participation is voluntary and if you do not wish to take part or be sent reminders then please reply to the invitation email and your details will be removed. Wavehill will only use your email address for the purposes of this research project.
This research does not require the collection of additional personal data from you, except for your image if you agree to an interview being video recorded.
We wish to record interviews for operational reasons. We will make this clear to you before the interview begins, and you will have the opportunity to tell us if you are not happy for the discussion to be recorded. If interviews are recorded, personal data will be removed during the process of transcribing. Recordings will be deleted as soon as this process is completed. If discussions are not recorded, personal data will not be included in written notes prepared during or following the interviews.
If you raise a query or complaint and provide personal data requesting a response, the researcher will forward the request only to the relevant official and subsequently delete it from the research data.
What is the lawful basis for using your data?
The information will be processed on behalf of the Welsh Government by Wavehill as part of our public task and the official authority vested in us to undertake the core role and functions of the Welsh Government.
How secure is your personal data?
Personal information provided to Wavehill is stored on secure servers in the UK. The data can only be accessed by a limited number of researchers working on this project. Wavehill has Cyber Essentials certification.
Wavehill have put in place procedures to deal with any suspected data security breaches. If a suspected breach occurs, Wavehill will report this to the Welsh Government who will notify you and any applicable regulator where legally required to do so.
How long do we keep your personal data?
Wavehill will hold personal data during the contract period, and any personal data not already removed during the transcription process will be deleted by Wavehill within three months of the end of the contract. This includes your contact details.
Individual rights
Under UK GDPR, you have the following rights in relation to the personal information you provide as part of this project, specifically you have the right:
to be informed of the personal data Welsh Government holds about you and to access it
to require us to rectify inaccuracies in that data
to (in certain circumstances) object to or restrict processing
for (in certain circumstances) your data to be ‘erased’
to (in certain circumstances) data portability
to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) who is our independent regulator for data protection.
The contact details for the Information Commissioner’s Office are:
Customer Contact
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Website: www.ico.org.uk
Should you have any queries regarding this privacy notice please contact: michael.pang@wavehill.com
Further Information
If you have any further questions about how the data provided as part of this study will be used by the Welsh Government or wish to exercise your rights using the UK General Data Protection Regulation, please contact:
Name: Sam Stroud
E-mail address: sam.stroud@gov.wales
For further details about the information the Welsh Government holds and its use, or if you want to exercise your rights under the data protection legislation, please see contact details below:
Data Protection Officer
Welsh Government
Cathays Park
CARDIFF
CF10 3NQ
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