The alliance said it has received confirmation from the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), the body responsible for enforcing the new General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR) set to be introduced in May this year, that it will regard anyone either actively using or storing electronic data as a "data processor" under the new laws.
This means that childcare providers will be subject to ICO's annual registration fee - which starts at £40, but can be as much as £500 - for as long as they hold information.
Most insurance companies recommend that childcare providers store some data - such as accident logs and safeguarding notes - until the child is 21 years. The alliance said that this means early years providers storing data electronically may have to continue to pay an annual ICO registration fee even after they have left the profession or retired.
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