Privacy Notice: Test, Learn & Grow Accelerator on Violence Against Women and Girls

Cabinet Office Investment Security Unit · 2026-06-11 · UK · verified record

Themes: Cross-sector · Investment security

This page is for a privacy notice relating to the Test Learn & Grow's Accelerator on Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG). It sets out how we will use your personal data, and your rights. It is made under Articles 13 and/or 14 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Privacy Notice for Test, Learn & Grow Accelerator on Violence Against Women and Girls Published 11 June 2026 This notice sets out how we will use your personal data, and your rights. It is made under Articles 13 and/or 14 of the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR). The Cabinet Office and Public Digital are Joint Controllers of your personal data. The Cabinet Office is acting as your primary contact point for this processing activity. YOUR DATA Purpose The purpose for which we are processing your personal data is: Research on the experience and perpetration of violence against women and girls (VAWG) along with the services designed to prevent, detect, and manage incidents of violence. We are conducting research with: - People who live in our target areas who may interact with local support services who offer support for those experiencing or perpetrating VAWG and/or services with safeguarding duties (for example, people who use drop-in centres or engage with social care services). - Service providers and community leaders who may be in contact with victims or perpetrators of VAWG (including but not limited to police officers, medical workers, social care workers, Independent Domestic Violence Advocates (IDVAs), teachers, and sports coaches). Research activities include: - Interviewing - Holding focus groups and workshops - Surveying - Diary studies - Observing in different settings For all activities above, we will provide an information form (containing detail on the Test, Learn, and Grow programme, the VAWG Accelerator, and our research questions). We will then ask for your consent. In the case of children, we will ask for a legal proxy to provide consent on their behalf. AI tools may be used to assist in clustering themes or identifying patterns within qualitative data, but outputs will always be reviewed and interpreted by researchers. These will be used to help assure our efforts and provide challenge to our own thematic analysis, therefore speeding up the process. As this is novel technology, we will ensure that all AI outputs are quality assured, and used only in conjunction with our own, independent, findings.…