Food Safety, Health and Safety and Infectious Diseases Privacy Notice

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Updated: 6 December 2022

Reviewed: 6 December 2022

The reasons we use your data

In performance of our statutory duties. For legitimate interests relating to the operational services we provide. To comply with legal obligations that we have, for example 

  • to investigate reports of food safety incidents
  • to carry out food safety inspections
  • to carry out health and safety inspections
  • to take enforcement action over food safety concerns
  • to investigate food poisoning incidents
  • to investigate health and safety incidents

Why we are allowed to use your data

We are allowed to use your data under relevant food safety law, relevant health and safety law and relevant public health law.

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

Who we can share your data with

  • internal departments
  • police authorities
  • neighbouring local authorities
  • Health and Safety Executive
  • UK Health Security Agency
  • Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue
  • The Food Standards Agency
  • other statutory authorities where we have a legal obligation to share your data.

When computers make any decisions about you

Not applicable

When your data gets sent to other countries

Not applicable


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