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Chippenham Town Centre Partnership Board Terms of Reference

11. Confidentiality

During the course of its work the Partnership Board may be provided with information which it ought to consider as confidential. This information may be provided by Board members, the Officer Working Group or by third parties. It may include information whose disclosure could prejudice the commercial interests of any person, intellectual property rights, know-how of any person or personal and sensitive personal data under the Data Protection Regulation GDPR May 2018.

Every member of the Partnership Board will treat all confidential information as confidential and safeguard it accordingly; and will not disclose any confidential information to any other person without the prior written consent of the Chair, except to such persons and to such extent as may be necessary to achieve the Partnership's objectives.

Confidential information supplied to the Partnership Board should be given only to such professional advisors (including staff of Wiltshire Council supporting the Group) or consultants engaged to advise it in connection with these terms of reference as is strictly necessary for the performance their obligations.

The Board members will not use any confidential information it receives otherwise than to further the aims and objectives of the Board.

Board members engaged in activity related to their position on the Chippenham Town Centre Partnership Board must conduct themselves appropriately and respectfully in relation to other Board members, council staff and members of the public. Inappropriate behaviour may result in exclusion from the Board at the discretion of the Chair.

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