The reasons we use your data
- collection of charges made for services provided
- collection of council tax and rates
- collection of debt
- collection of overpaid housing benefit or debt
- equality monitoring
- financial transactions
- insurance claims
- ordering of goods and services
- payment for goods and services
- payment of salaries, allowances and expenses
- payroll transactions
- prevention and detection of crime, including fraud
- regulatory, licensing and enforcement functions
- research, including consultations
- service delivery
- service improvement and planning
- statutory requirements. For example, reporting to Government
- traded services
Why we are allowed to use your data
Legal obligation or public task under various UK laws including but not limited to:
- The Equality Act 2010
- The Local Government Finance Act 1988 (rates)
- The Local Government Finance Act 1992 (council tax)
- The Localism Act 2011
Who we can share your data with
- contractors providing IT services
- education providers
- elected members & MPs (as your representative)
- funding bodies
- Government departments. For example HMRC and DWP
- health agencies
- Immigration Service
- judicial agencies such as courts
- other Local Authorities
- Police
- private investigators and contracted third party investigation companies and bailiffs
Changes to this privacy notice
We keep our privacy notice under regular review. This privacy notice was last updated on 12 February 2019.
