Housing Privacy Notice

Updated: 24 March 2023

Reviewed: 24 March 2023

The reasons we use your data

to provide grants for disabled facilities in an applicant's home
to compulsory purchase properties
to acquire properties voluntarily
to support disabled people
to register houses in multiple occupation
to administer landlord accreditation schemes
to manage our Selective Licensing area
to investigate complaints of high hedges
to undertake the councils roles and responsibilities under the governments Home For Ukraine sponsorship scheme
Energy Efficiency Grant Schemes
to investigate complaints of housing disrepair and to investigate complaints of potential planning breaches

Why we are allowed to use your data

Legal obligation, contract or Public Task under various UK laws including but not limited to:

Disabled Facilities Grant UK GDPR - Public Interest 9(2)(g), Data Protection Act 2018 Schedule 1 Part 2(6)(1)

Selective Licencing and Housing Enforcement UK GDPR Article 9(2)(g). Data Protection act 2018 Schedule 1 Part 2 paragraph 6 – Statutory government purposes.

contractors
government departments
internal departments
other local authorities
health services

When computers make any decisions about you

Not applicable

When your data gets sent to other countries

Not applicable

How long do we keep your personal information?

We keep information for a set period of time which is often set out in law and we try to include all of these in our Retention and Disposal Schedule which lists how long we hold your information. This can range from months for some records to decades for more sensitive records.

Please see our full Privacy Notice