Please see our full Privacy Notice
The reasons we use your data
- To procure a contract
- To manage petitions
- To process customer feedback
- To process Subject Access Requests
- To process Freedom of Information Requests
- 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
- Data Protection Act 1998
- Data Protection Act 2018
- 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