Licensing Privacy Notice

Please see our full privacy Notice

Updated: 26 March 2025
Reviewed: 26 March 2025

The reasons we use your data

  • to process licence applications
  • to check you are suitable to hold a licence
  • to process registrations
  • to collect and detain stray dogs
  • to contact family of a deceased person
  • to process purchase of plot and memorial requests at Market Rasen and Springthorpe cemeteries
  • to upload data into systems we are legally required to

Why we are allowed to use your data

Public tasks or legal obligations under various UK laws including but not limited to:

We process certain sensitive personal information relating to the sharing of data for Hackney Carriage and Private Hire driver applications under Art 9(2)(g) (Substantial Public Interest)

Who we can share your data with

  • involved individuals
  • internal departments
  • responsible authorities
  • court
  • other local authorities legally requesting information under GDPR
  • rescue kennels
  • other organisations we are legally required to

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.

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

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