Right to be informed

You have the right to be informed about the collection and use of your personal data.

This includes us providing you with information about our purposes for processing your personal data, our retention periods for that personal data, and who it will be shared with.

Read our data protection privacy notice

You can also view more detailed privacy notices for each council service and our data protection policies.

Read our data protection policies

Data protection policy
PDF ‐ 82.08 KB
Overarching policy framework for security and information governance
PDF ‐ 95.81 KB
Records management policy
PDF ‐ 157.88 KB

When this does not apply

We would not be required to provide you with privacy information where:

  • you already have the information
  • providing the information to you would be impossible
  • providing the information to you would involve a disproportionate effort
  • providing the information to you would render impossible or seriously impair the achievement of the objectives of the processing
  • we are required by law to obtain or disclose the personal data; or

We are subject to an obligation of professional secrecy regulated by law that covers the personal data.