Council Tax and Benefits privacy notice
How Council Tax and Benefits uses and shares your data.
Using your data
Reasons for using your data:
- Statutory requirements e.g. reporting to Government
- Service delivery
- Service improvement and planning
- Regulatory, licensing and enforcement functions
- Prevention and detection of crime
- Financial transactions
- Research including consultations
- Predictive analysis to support officers in their decision making
Why we are allowed to use your data
Legal obligation or public task under various UK laws including but not limited to:
- The Council Tax (Administration and Enforcement) Regulations 1992
- Freedom of information Act 2000
- Environmental Regulation 2004
- Data Protection Act 2018
- General Data Protection Regulation 2018
Obtaining and sharing your data with others
We can share your data with:
- National Regulators e.g. Information Commissioner’s Office, Ombudsman, Investigatory Powers Commissioner
- Statutory requirements e.g. reporting to Government
- Service delivery
- Service improvement and planning
- Regulatory, licensing and enforcement functions
- The Police and other agencies for the prevention and detection of crime
- Financial transactions
- Research including consultations
- Equality monitoring
- Other departments within the Council
Using your data to make automated decisions
We do not use your data to make automated decisions.
Data sent to countries outside of the EEA
Generally, the Council will not process your personal data outside of the UK or the EEA. In exceptions where we do, we will ensure equivalent data protection controls are in place.
Further information
To see what data is collected and how to exercise your rights to your data, please read our corporate privacy notice.