Corporate Policy Privacy Notice from 05 August 2022 to 13 September 2022

This Privacy Notice was superseded on 13 September 2022

This version was valid from 05 August 2022 to 13 September 2022.

Please see our full Privacy Notice

The reasons we use your data

  • To procure a contract
  • To manage petitions
  • To process customer feedback
  • To manage civic recognition and rewards
  • To process complaints against councillors
  • To process declarations of interest
  • To manage a councillor's directory
  • To administer an Independent Remuneration Panel
  • To administer committees and working groups
  • To manage honours and awards
  • To record political office staff
  • To process councillor requests
  • To maintain a Staff Interests and Disclosures Register
  • To keep and maintain records of allowances and expenses paid to councillors including the publication of these records
  • To maintain a record of Members to Outside Bodies
  • To retain accountability statements

Why we are allowed to use your data

Legal obligation or public task under various UK laws including but not limited to:   

  • Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons Act 1970
  • Digital Economy Act 2017
  • Income Tax Earning and Pensions Act 2003
  • Local Authorities (Committee System) (England) Regulations 2012/1020
  • Local Authorities (Executive Arrangements) (Meetings and Access to Information) (England) Regulations 2012/2089
  • Local Government Act 1972
  • Local Government Act 1988
  • Local Government (Contracts) Act 1997
  • Local Government Act 2000
  • Localism Act 2011
  • Police and Justice Act 2006
  • Public Contracts Regulations 2015/102
  • Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2015/1415
  • Registration Service Act 1953
  • Transport Act 1985
  • Transport Act 2000

Consent – Petitions, Customer feedback, recognition and awards.

Who we can share your data with

  • Councillors
  • Independent investigator
  • Interested parties
  • Internal departments
  • Legal services
  • Media

When computers make any decisions about you

Not applicable

When your data gets sent to other countries

Not applicable


Please see our full Privacy Notice

This Privacy Notice was superseded on 13 September 2022

This version was valid from 05 August 2022 to 13 September 2022.