Privacy Policy

Introduction

Welcome to Betty Staffords Care Ltd’s privacy policy.

Betty Staffords Care Ltd (“Betty Staffords Care” or “We”) respects your privacy and is committed to protecting your personal data. This privacy policy explains how we look after your personal data when you visit our website and share your data with us. It also tells you about your privacy rights and how the law protects you.

Important Information and Who We Are

Purpose of This Privacy Policy

This privacy policy explains how Betty Staffords Care collects and processes your personal data through your use of this website, including any data you provide when you complete forms on our site or send information to us.

This website is not intended for children, and we do not knowingly collect data relating to children.

Full name of legal entity: Betty Staffords Care Ltd

Email address: compliance@bettystaffordscare.co.uk

Postal address: 86 Wentwood View, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales, NP26 4QH

You have the right to make a complaint at any time to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK regulator for data protection issues at www.ico.org.uk. We would appreciate the chance to deal with your concerns before you approach the ICO.

Changes to This Privacy Policy

We keep our privacy policy under regular review. This version was last updated in May 2026.

Please keep us informed if your personal data changes during your relationship with us.

Third-Party Links

This website may include links to third-party websites, plug-ins, and applications. We do not control these third-party websites and are not responsible for their privacy statements.

The Data We Collect About You

Personal data means any information about an individual from which that person can be identified.

  • Identity Data: Includes your name, address, email address, phone number, personal description, family member names, medical professional details, health and identity data, and biometric data via Yoti.
  • Contact Data: Includes billing address, delivery address, email address, and telephone numbers.
  • Financial Data: Includes bank account and payment card details.
  • Transaction Data: Includes details about payments to and from you and services purchased from us.
  • Technical Data: Includes IP address, login information, browser type, browser version, time zone, operating system, platform, and device technology.
  • Usage Data: Includes website visits, URL clickstream, viewed carers, companions or clients, page response times, visit length, clicks, scrolling, and browsing actions.
  • Marketing and Communications Data: Includes your marketing and communication preferences.
  • Special Categories of Data: Includes health details, disabilities, genetic and biometric data, race or ethnicity, religious or philosophical beliefs, sexual orientation, and where required, criminal convictions and offences.

Information We Receive From Other Sources

We may receive information about you from partner websites, business partners, subcontractors, payment providers, advertising networks, analytics providers, search providers, credit reference agencies, insurance companies, charities, clients, carers, and other third parties.

Medical or dietary information provided by clients to carers through the Betty Staffords Care platform will only be disclosed to third parties with the client’s permission. General anonymised medical data may be shared for research and development purposes.

Aggregated Data

We may collect, use, and share aggregated data such as statistical or demographic data. Aggregated data does not directly or indirectly reveal your identity.

If You Fail to Provide Personal Data

Where we need to collect personal data by law or under the terms of a contract and you fail to provide it, we may not be able to provide services to you.

How Your Personal Data Is Collected

  • Direct interactions: You may give us information by filling in forms or contacting us by post, phone, email, or otherwise.
  • Automated technologies: We may collect technical data through cookies, server logs, and similar technologies.
  • Third parties or public sources: We may receive data from analytics providers, advertising networks, LinkedIn, Twitter, Campaign Monitor, Reply.io, payment providers, Companies House, and the Electoral Register.

How We Use Your Personal Data

We will only use your personal data when the law allows us to, including:

  1. Where we need to perform a contract with you.
  2. Where it is necessary for our legitimate interests.
  3. Where we need to comply with a legal obligation.

Purposes for Which We Use Your Personal Data

Purpose / Activity Type of Data Lawful Basis
To register you as a new client or carer Identity, Contact Performance of a contract
To process and deliver services, manage payments, fees, charges, and recover money owed Identity, Contact, Financial, Transaction, Marketing and Communications Performance of a contract; legitimate interests
To manage our relationship with you, including updates, reviews, and surveys Identity, Contact, Profile, Marketing and Communications Contract, legal obligation, legitimate interests
To enable you to complete a survey Identity, Contact, Profile, Usage, Marketing and Communications Contract and legitimate interests
To administer and protect our business and website Identity, Contact, Technical Legitimate interests and legal obligation
To deliver relevant website content and advertisements Identity, Contact, Profile, Usage, Marketing and Communications, Technical Legitimate interests
To use data analytics to improve our website, services, marketing, and customer relationships Technical, Usage Legitimate interests
To make suggestions and recommendations about services that may interest you Identity, Contact, Technical, Usage, Profile, Marketing and Communications Legitimate interests

Carer Data

We generally use carer data for recruitment activities, marketing activities, equal opportunities monitoring, and to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

You can unsubscribe from marketing communications using the unsubscribe link in our emails or by contacting compliance@bettystaffordscare.co.uk.

Client Data

We use client information for recruitment activities, marketing activities, and to establish, exercise, or defend legal claims.

Special Category Data

Special Category Data may include health information, disability status, religious affiliation, diversity information, or criminal conviction information. We will ask for your explicit consent where required.

  • We may use disability information to provide appropriate recruitment adjustments.
  • We may use anonymised diversity information for equal opportunity monitoring and reporting.
  • We may conduct a Data Processing Impact Assessment where processing is likely to be high risk.
  • We may keep anonymised processing records relating to Special Category Data for 6 years.
  • We may erase Special Category Data after 3 months post-recruitment and store it securely with restricted access.

Marketing

We may use your Identity, Contact, Technical, Usage, and Profile Data to decide which services and offers may be relevant to you.

We will get your express opt-in consent before sharing your personal data with any third party for marketing purposes.

You can opt out of marketing at any time by following the opt-out links in marketing messages or by contacting us.

Change of Purpose

We will only use your personal data for the purposes for which we collected it unless we reasonably consider that we need to use it for another compatible reason.

Disclosures of Your Personal Data

We may share your personal data with internal third parties, external third parties, service providers, professional advisers, regulators, HM Revenue & Customs, identity verification providers, background check providers such as Yoti, and third parties connected with a sale, transfer, or merger of our business.

International Transfers

Some external third parties may be based outside the UK. Where personal data is transferred outside the UK or EU, we will use appropriate safeguards such as standard contractual clauses.

Data Security

We have put appropriate security measures in place to prevent your personal data from being accidentally lost, used, accessed, altered, or disclosed without authorisation.

We limit access to your personal data to employees, agents, contractors, and third parties who have a business need to know.

Data Retention

We will only retain your personal data for as long as reasonably necessary to fulfil the purposes we collected it for, including legal, regulatory, tax, accounting, or reporting requirements.

In some circumstances, we may anonymise your personal data for research or statistical purposes.

Your Legal Rights

You have the right to:

  • Request access to your personal data.
  • Request correction of your personal data.
  • Request erasure of your personal data.
  • Object to processing of your personal data.
  • Request restriction of processing your personal data.
  • Request transfer of your personal data.
  • Withdraw consent at any time.

To exercise your rights, contact: compliance@bettystaffordscare.co.uk.

No Fee Usually Required

You will not usually have to pay a fee to access your personal data or exercise your rights. We may charge a reasonable fee or refuse a request if it is clearly unfounded, repetitive, or excessive.

What We May Need From You

We may need to request specific information to confirm your identity and protect your personal data.

Time Limit to Respond

We try to respond to all legitimate requests within one month. If your request is complex or you have made multiple requests, it may take longer, and we will keep you updated.

Glossary

Lawful Basis

Consent: When you freely provide a specific, informed, and unambiguous indication of your wishes.

Legitimate Interest: The interest of our business in conducting and managing our business to provide secure and effective services.

Performance of Contract: Processing your data where necessary for the performance of a contract.

Comply with a Legal Obligation: Processing your data where necessary for compliance with a legal obligation.

External Third Parties

  • Service providers based in the US who provide IT and system administration services.
  • Professional advisers including lawyers, bankers, auditors, and insurers.
  • HM Revenue & Customs, regulators, and other UK authorities.
  • External identity verification and background check providers such as Yoti.

Your Legal Rights Explained

  • Request access: Receive a copy of the personal data we hold about you.
  • Request correction: Ask us to correct incomplete or inaccurate data.
  • Request erasure: Ask us to delete or remove personal data where there is no good reason for continued processing.
  • Object to processing: Object where we rely on legitimate interests or process data for direct marketing.
  • Request restriction: Ask us to suspend processing of your personal data in certain circumstances.
  • Request transfer: Ask us to provide your personal data in a structured, commonly used, machine-readable format.
  • Withdraw consent: Withdraw consent at any time where we rely on consent to process your personal data.

WOLF Privacy Policy



Last Revised: 27-February-2025


One Wolf Inc. ("Wolf") provides a proprietary electronic platform for on-demand staffing and workforce management and related products and services to its clients (each a, "Client"). This Privacy Policy describes how your personal information is collected, used, shared and safeguarded when you access Wolf's mobile applications, websites, services or products (collectively, the "Platform"). Any personal information that you provide to a Client via the Platform is collected on behalf of and for the sole benefit of the applicable Client(s) and is subject to their privacy and security practices and policies. Wolf does not process or disclose your personal information for any purpose other than to provide its services to Clients.

Please read this Privacy Policy carefully. By using the Platform, you consent to the collection and use of your personal information by us as set out in this Privacy Policy. IF YOU DO NOT AGREE WITH THE TERMS OF THIS PRIVACY POLICY, YOU ARE NOT PERMITTED TO USE OR ACCESS THE PLATFORM

PERSONAL INFORMATION WE COLLECT

When you interact with the Platform, we may automatically collect certain information about your device, including information about your web browser, IP address, time zone, and some of the cookies that are installed on your device. Additionally, as you use the Platform, we may collect information about the individual web pages that you view, what websites or search terms referred you to the Platform, and information about how you interact with the Platform. We refer to this automatically collected information as "Device Information."

We collect Device Information using the following technologies:
  • "Cookies" are data files that are placed on your device or computer and often include an anonymous unique identifier. For more information about cookies, and how to disable cookies, visit http://www.allaboutcookies.org.
  • "Log files" track actions occurring on the Platform, and collect data including your IP address, browser type, Internet service provider, referring/exit pages, and date/time stamps.
  • "Web beacons", "tags", and "pixels" are electronic files used to record information about how you browse the Platform.

Additionally, we may collect certain personal information that you provide to us or Client(s) via the Platform from time to time, such as your name or email address.

You are under no obligation to provide us with personal information of any kind, however your refusal to do so may prevent you from using certain features of the Platform.

HOW DO WE USE YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?

We and our service providers use personal information for our legitimate business purposes, including those specifically described below. We engage in these activities to manage our contractual relationship with you, to comply with a legal obligation and/or because we have a legitimate business interest.

We use the personal information that we collect generally to fulfill any requests made through the Platform. Additionally, we use personal information to communicate with you, personalize your experience on the Platform, and, when in line with the preferences you have shared with us, provide you with information or advertising relating to Wolf and/or Client(s), which may include their products or services.

We use the Device Information that we collect to help us screen for potential risk and fraud (in particular, your IP address), and more generally to improve and optimize the Platform (for example, by generating analytics about how our users browse and interact with the Platform.

SHARING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We may share your personal information with third parties to help us use your personal information to provide the Platform, as described above. We may share your personal information with our affiliates, in which case we will require those affiliates to honor this Privacy Policy. Affiliates may include a parent company and any subsidiaries, joint venture partners or other companies that we control or that are under common control with us. We may share your personal information with advisors and actual and potential investors for the purpose of conducting general business analysis. If we reorganize or sell all or a portion of our assets, undergo a merger or are acquired by another entity, we may transfer your personal information to the successor entity. If we go out of business or enter bankruptcy, your personal information would be an asset transferred or acquired by a third party. You acknowledge that such transfers may occur and that the transferee may decline to honor commitments we made in this Privacy Policy. Finally, we may also share your personal information to comply with applicable laws and regulations, to respond to a subpoena, search warrant or other lawful request for information we receive, or to otherwise protect our rights.

Text Messaging Compliance: No mobile information will be shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. All other categories of data sharing exclude text messaging originator opt-in data and consent; this information will not be shared with any third parties.

DO NOT TRACK

Most web browsers and some mobile operating systems include a Do-Not-Track ("DNT") feature or setting you can activate to signal your privacy preference not to have data about your online browsing activities monitored and collected. No uniform technology standard for recognizing and implementing DNT signals has been finalized. As such, we do not currently respond to DNT browser signals or any other mechanism that automatically communicates your choice not to be tracked online. If a standard for online tracking is adopted that we must follow in the future, we will revise this Privacy Policy accordingly.

JURISDICTION AND CROSS-BORDER TRANSFER

Your personal information may be stored and processed in any country where we have facilities or in which we engage service providers, and by using the Platform you consent to the transfer of information to countries outside of your country of residence, including the United States, which may have data protection rules that are different from those of your country. In certain circumstances, courts, law enforcement agencies, regulatory agencies or security authorities in those other countries may be entitled to access your personal information.

RIGHTS AND OPTIONS REGARDING YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We respect your rights with respect to your personal information, including: the right to be informed, the right of access, the right of rectification, the right to erasure, the right to restrict processing, the right to data portability, and the right to object. Accordingly, if you would like to exercise your rights with respect to the personal information we have collected from you, including to request deletion, updating/correction or access, you can send an email to us at privacy@fromwolf.com. If you request deletion of your personal information, we will delete your personal information from our active databases following receipt of your verified request; provided, however, that some information may be retained in our files to prevent fraud, troubleshoot problems, assist with any investigations, enforce our terms of use, and/or comply with legal requirements, and, when we are processing your personal information as a service provider on behalf of a Client, we may submit your request to the Client and follow its lawful instructions with respect to your request.

EMAILS AND OTHER COMMUNICATIONS

If you no longer wish to receive communications (including, without limitation, email and SMS/MMS messages) from us, you may opt-out by emailing us at privacy@fromwolf.com. If you no longer wish to receive communications (including, without limitation, email and SMS/MMS messages) from a third party (including Client(s)), you are responsible for contacting the third party directly.

DATA RETENTION

We will retain your personal information for as long as needed or permitted in light of the purpose(s) for which it was obtained. The criteria used to determine our retention periods include the length of time we have an ongoing relationship with you, when we have a legal obligation to which we are subject, or as advisable in light of legal requirements.

THIRD PARTY WEBSITES

The Platform may contain links to third party websites and applications of interest that are not affiliated with us. Once you have used these links to leave the Platform, any information you provide to these third parties is not covered by this Privacy Policy, and we cannot protect the safety and privacy of information that you provide to a third party outside of the Platform. Before visiting and providing any information to any third party websites or applications, you should inform yourself of the privacy policies and practices (if any) of the third party responsible for that website or application, and should take those steps necessary to, in your discretion, protect the privacy of your personal information. We are not responsible for the content or privacy and security practices and policies of any third parties (including Client(s)), including other sites, services or applications that may be linked to or from the Platform.

SECURITY OF YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION

We use administrative, technical and physical security measures to help protect your personal information. While we have taken reasonable steps to secure the personal information you provide to us, please be aware that despite our efforts no security measures are perfect or impenetrable and no method of data transmission can be guaranteed against any interception or other type of misuse. Any information disclosed online is vulnerable to interception and misuse by unauthorized parties. Therefore, we cannot guarantee complete security if you provide personal information to us.

CHANGES

We reserve the right to make changes to this Privacy Policy at any time and for any reason. We will alert you about any changes by updating the "Last Revised" date at the top of this Privacy Policy. Any changes or modifications will be effective immediately upon posting the updated Privacy Policy on the Platform, and you waive the right to receive specific notice of each such change or modification. You are encouraged to periodically review this Privacy Policy to stay informed of updates. You will be deemed to have been made aware of, will be subject to, and will be deemed to have accepted the changes in any revised Privacy Policy by your continued use of the Platform after the date such revised Privacy Policy is posted.

MINORS

The Platform is not intended for individuals under 18 years of age. We do not knowingly solicit information from or market to individuals under 18 years of age. If you become aware of any data we have collected from individuals under 18 years of age, please contact us using the contact information provided below.

CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS

Under the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 ("CCPA"), Wolf is a "service provider" of the applicable Client(s), which may be a "business" covered by the CCPA. As a "service provider", Wolf processes your personal information in order to provide its services to the Client(s), and in order to facilitate your interactions with the Client(s). To learn more about rights that you may have under the CCPA, such as the right to request information about the types of your personal information that has been collected, the right to request that your personal information be deleted, and the right to opt-out of the sale of your personal information, please contact the applicable Client(s).

Wolf and the Platform comply with the CCPA and other applicable laws. If you'd like to make a request to Wolf regarding your personal information, please contact us by e-mail at privacy@fromwolf.com, and we will try to accommodate your request unless we are prevented from doing so as a result of applicable law or a significant legitimate interest of Wolf. Please also note that, depending on the nature of your request, the fulfillment of your request may hinder or prevent Wolf's ability to provide you with certain features and functionalities of the Platform.

CONTACT US

For more information about our privacy practices, if you have questions, or if you would like to make a complaint, please contact us by e-mail at privacy@fromwolf.com or by mail using the details provided below:

One Wolf Inc., 33 Park Place, New York, NY, 10007

Betty Stafford's Care Candidate Terms

Terms and Conditions of Carer Registration

Background

Welcome to Betty Stafford’s Care Ltd. The following document confirms our terms and conditions which will form the contract between us, as an introduction agency, and you, the carer.

We want to ensure that you understand these terms and can make an informed decision about registering with us. Please contact us if you need clarification on any part of these terms.

These Terms apply to your registration on the Betty Stafford’s Care Ltd carer introduction portal. Your registration on the Portal constitutes your agreement to these Terms. You will be required to confirm your acceptance by ticking the box provided.

1. Definitions

Agreement means the contract between Betty Stafford’s Care Ltd and the Carer for recruitment services incorporating these Terms and Conditions.

Betty Stafford’s Care Ltd means Betty Stafford’s Care Ltd, incorporated and registered in England and Wales with company number 17227259, registered office address 86 Wentwood View, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales, NP26 4QH.

Carer means any person introduced to the Client by Betty Stafford’s Care Ltd for an Engagement providing Services to a Care Recipient.

Care Recipient means an individual receiving care through the Portal and requiring Services.

Client means any family, third party, individual, partnership, agency, organisation, or entity seeking the services of a Carer.

Companion means any person introduced to the Client by Betty Stafford’s Care Ltd to act as a companion to a Care Recipient.

Engagement means the employment, engagement, or use of the Carer by the Client.

Portal means the Betty Stafford’s Care Ltd introduction portal.

Services means the personal care services provided by the Carer to the Care Recipient.

2. General

These Terms and Conditions apply to the Agreement and supersede any other documentation or communication between the parties.

3. Registration Form and Offer of Registration

The Agreement comes into force when the Carer completes their profile on the Portal, completes the Registration Form, uploads Background Documents, and accepts these Terms and the Carer Privacy Policy.

Acceptance of the Carer’s Registration means Betty Stafford’s Care Ltd will use reasonable endeavours to secure Engagement opportunities through the Portal.

4. Betty Stafford’s Care Ltd’s Obligations

  • Betty Stafford’s Care Ltd operates a recruitment website allowing Clients to access details of potential carers.
  • Betty Stafford’s Care Ltd is not the employer of the Carer.
  • No employment contract, partnership, or joint venture is created between Betty Stafford’s Care Ltd and the Carer.
  • Betty Stafford’s Care Ltd does not charge the Carer a fee to seek Engagements.
  • Betty Stafford’s Care Ltd does not guarantee that registration will result in enquiries or Engagements.
  • The Carer is not required to accept any Engagement offered through the Portal.
  • Betty Stafford’s Care Ltd may reject, suspend, remove, edit, or delete Application Information where necessary.

5. Carer Obligations

  • The Carer must not act in a way that damages Betty Stafford’s Care Ltd’s reputation or relationship with Clients.
  • The Carer must ensure all Application Information is true, accurate, current, and valid.
  • The Carer confirms they are over 18 years of age and eligible to work in the United Kingdom.
  • The Carer should have relevant care experience, references, and appropriate background checks.
  • The Carer must maintain professional conduct at all times.
  • The Carer must keep Client and Care Recipient information confidential.
  • The Carer must not pass Client details to any third party.
  • The Carer must inform Betty Stafford’s Care Ltd of any DBS changes, convictions, or charges within 48 hours.

Required Background Documents

  • CV showing evidence of previous care work
  • Enhanced DBS on the update service or PVG check
  • Evidence of Covid-19 vaccination status, where required
  • Passport or driving licence
  • Driving licence, if available
  • Proof of settled or pre-settled status and share code, if applicable
  • Proof of address
  • Certificates of qualifications
  • Proof of public liability insurance or self-employed carers insurance
  • Evidence of self-employment, including UTR number where applicable
  • Minimum of two written references
  • Photo

Carer Code of Conduct

  • Treat all Clients and Care Recipients with respect, dignity, and compassion.
  • Act with honesty and integrity.
  • Act in the best interests of the Client and Care Recipient.
  • Maintain privacy, rights, health, and wellbeing.
  • Be reliable, dependable, and trustworthy.
  • Maintain professional boundaries.
  • Only carry out tasks they are competent to perform.
  • Ask for guidance when needed.
  • Do not accept inappropriate loans, gifts, or benefits.
  • Report errors or concerns that may affect safety.
  • Promote independence and choice.
  • Obtain consent before providing care.
  • Communicate openly and document care where required.
  • Never abuse, neglect, harm, or exploit anyone receiving support.
  • Respect individuality, diversity, and equality.

6. Payment

The Carer shall submit agreed fees to the Client each week, together with details of any additional hours, days worked, costs, or expenses incurred.

Betty Stafford’s Care Ltd acts as a facilitator between the Carer and Client and is not responsible for unpaid or disputed funds owed by the Client to the Carer.

7. Termination

The Agreement continues until services have been provided or until terminated by either party in accordance with these Terms.

Betty Stafford’s Care Ltd may terminate the Registration without notice at any time and for any reason at its sole discretion.

The Carer may terminate the Registration by giving written notice to Betty Stafford’s Care Ltd.

8. Limitation of Liability

Betty Stafford’s Care Ltd shall not be liable for losses arising from the use of the Portal or introductions to Clients, except where such liability cannot legally be excluded.

Nothing in these Terms excludes liability for death or personal injury caused by negligence, fraud, fraudulent misrepresentation, or any matter which cannot be excluded by law.

9. Force Majeure

Neither party shall be liable for delay or failure to perform obligations where the delay or failure results from events outside reasonable control, including acts of God, strikes, accidents, war, fire, or shortages of supply.

10. Severance

If any provision of these Terms is held to be invalid, illegal, or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall continue in full force and effect.

11. Waiver

Failure by either party to enforce any provision of these Terms shall not constitute a waiver of that provision or the right to enforce it later.

12. Notices

Any notice may be served by email, in person, or by post to the address provided in the Registration Form or any updated address communicated in writing.

13. Governing Law

These Terms and Conditions shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the law of England. The parties submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Schedule 1: Comparison of Carer and Companion Tasks

Task Carer Companion
Companionship and conversationYesYes
Help with light housekeepingYesYes
Preparing and cooking mealsYesYes
Preparing drinks and snacksYesYes
Escorting to clubs, activities, and running errandsYesYes
Light gardeningYesYes
Picking up prescriptions or groceriesYesYes
Support to care for petsYesYes
Holiday companionship and help with travelYesYes
Hospital discharge careYesNo
Aiding lifting and turning with equipment such as hoistsYesNo
Helping with personal care such as showering, bathing, and dressingYesNo
Reporting changes in the person’s conditionYesNo
Supporting maximum independenceYesNo
Medication promptingYesNo
Care for people with physical disabilitiesYesNo
Care for people with dementia, Parkinson’s, or neurological conditionsYesNo
Respite or temporary careYesNo
Close supervisionYesNo
End of life careYesNo
Support with toileting and maintaining hygieneYesNo

Betty Stafford's Client Terms

Terms And Conditions Of Client Registration

Background

Welcome to Betty Stafford's Care Ltd. The following document confirms our terms and conditions which will form the contract between us, as an introduction agency, and you, the client (the "Terms").

Betty Stafford's Care Ltd is a company registered in England and Wales under company number 17227259, with its registered office address at 86 Wentwood View, Caldicot, Monmouthshire, Wales, NP26 4QH.

By engaging our services, you accept you have read, understand and agree with these terms and conditions. These Terms shall apply to the provision of services by Betty Stafford's Care Ltd to the Client.

1. Definitions and Interpretation

"Betty Stafford's Care Ltd" means Betty Stafford's Care Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales under company number 17227259.

"Carer" means any person introduced to the Client by Betty Stafford's Care Ltd to provide personal care services to a Care Recipient.

"Care Recipient" means an individual that is receiving care services through Betty Stafford's Care Ltd.

"Client" means the person, firm or company who submits a Role/Vacancy/Advertisement or acts for or on behalf of the Care Recipient.

"Companion" means any person introduced to the Client by Betty Stafford's Care Ltd to act as a companion to a Care Recipient.

"Portal" means www.bettystaffords.co.uk or hire.bettystaffords.co.uk.

2. The Contract

These Terms plus the information set out in the relevant Role Vacancy Advertisement contain the entire agreement between the parties.

No variation or alteration to the Contract shall be valid unless agreed in writing by Betty Stafford's Care Ltd and the Client.

3. Vacancies and Advertisements

Betty Stafford's Care Ltd reserves the right to decline, cancel, or remove any Role Vacancy Advertisement provided by the Client at any time, for any reason and without prior notice.

The Client is responsible for keeping Role Vacancy Advertisements accurate and up to date.

4. Cancellation of Registration

If the Client is a consumer, they may cancel this contract within 14 days of entering into it.

If the Client requires Betty Stafford's Care Ltd to provide Services sooner than 14 days after the Contract has been made, the Client acknowledges they may lose their right to cancel.

5. Betty Stafford's Care Ltd's Obligations

Betty Stafford's Care Ltd acts as an introduction agency, introducing carers and companions to clients.

Betty Stafford's Care Ltd shall use reasonable endeavours to provide details of suitable and willing Carers to fill vacancies notified by the Client.

Documentation requested from Carers may include:

  • CV suggesting experience
  • Evidence of PVG check or DBS number
  • ID, such as passport
  • Driving licence, if applicable
  • Proof of settled or pre-settled status, if applicable
  • Address information
  • Proof of public liability insurance or self-employed carers insurance
  • Declaration of self-employed status
  • Two references
  • Photo and video where possible

6. The Client's Obligations

The Client shall provide Betty Stafford's Care Ltd with all information reasonably required to provide the Services.

The Client is responsible for fully instructing the Carer on duties, working conditions, hazards, safeguarding issues, and any special requirements.

The Client is responsible for verifying the background, identity, DBS, references, qualifications, and suitability of any Carer before engagement.

The Client acknowledges that Carers on the Portal are self-employed and responsible for their own tax and national insurance payments.

7. Service Fees and Payment

Betty Stafford's Care Ltd charges fees based on the type of Engagement. These fees are payable by the Client to Betty Stafford's Care Ltd.

Live-in care over 4 calendar weeks is charged at £27 per day plus applicable taxes.

Engagements of less than 4 calendar weeks, part-time, respite, or short-term live-in care are charged at £32 plus applicable taxes.

Hourly/Daily Care is charged at £6.50 per hour booked plus applicable taxes, subject to a minimum charge of 4 hours of service fees per week.

Betty Stafford's Care Ltd may charge a setup fee of £99 plus applicable taxes for Hourly, Daily, Short-term, or Respite care Engagements.

8. Carer Fees and Payment

The Client confirms that the Carer will be checked, approved, engaged, work for, and be paid directly by the Client during an Engagement.

The Client is responsible for paying the Carer's agreed fees and reasonable agreed costs.

9. Warranties

If a Client is an agency acting in the course of business, it must not represent itself as a consumer or private entity.

Betty Stafford's Care Ltd may stop any search that it reasonably believes has been placed by an agency acting in the course of business.

10. Cancellation

The Client must inform Betty Stafford's Care Ltd immediately if it has agreed with the Carer to amend, extend, or cancel the Engagement.

If the Client cancels any live-in care Engagement with less than seven days' notice, the Client may be liable to pay the applicable Service Fees and Carer fees.

11. Confidentiality

Each Party shall keep confidential all Confidential Information and shall not disclose it to any other party except where required for the purposes of the Contract or by law.

12. Data Protection

The parties acknowledge their obligations under applicable Data Protection legislation.

Betty Stafford's Care Ltd shall process Personal Data only for the purposes of carrying out the Services and shall maintain appropriate technical and organisational measures to protect Personal Data.

13. Liability

With the exception of death or personal injury, Betty Stafford's Care Ltd shall not be liable for any direct or indirect loss or damages, including loss of profit or consequential loss.

Any decision as to the suitability of a Carer is at the sole discretion of the Client.

14. Indemnity

The maximum liability of Betty Stafford's Care Ltd shall be limited to an amount equal to the total service fees paid or payable by the Client in the year in which the claim arises.

15. Notices

All notices required under this Contract shall be delivered through the Portal, by email, by hand, or by first class post where applicable.

16. Force Majeure

Neither Party shall be liable for failure or delay in performing obligations where such failure or delay results from causes beyond reasonable control.

17. Law and Jurisdiction

This Contract shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of England and Wales.

Any dispute shall fall within the jurisdiction of the courts of England and Wales.

Schedule 1: Comparison of Suggested Carer and Companion Tasks

Task Companion Role Carer Role
Companionship and conversationYY
Help with light housekeepingYY
Preparing and cooking meals / drinks / snacksYY
Escorting to clubs, activities and running errandsYY
Light gardeningYY
Pick up prescriptions or groceriesYY
Support with care for petsYY
Holiday companionship / help with travelYY
Personal care needs such as showering, bathing and dressingNY
Reporting any changes in the person's conditionNY
Support with prompting medicationNY
Care for people with a physical disabilityNY
Palliative careNY
Support with toileting and maintaining hygieneNY