Using your personal data
We use your personal data for some or all of the following purposes:
- to deliver public services including to understand your needs to provide the services that you request and to understand what we can do you and inform you of other relevant services
- to confirm your identity to provide some services
- to contact you by post, email, telephone or using social media (e.g. Facebook, Twitter, Whatsapp)
- to help us build up a picture of how we are performing
- to prevent and detect fraud and corruption in the use of public funds and where necessary for the law enforcement functions
- to enable us to meet all legal and statutory obligations and powers including any delegated functions
- to carry out comprehensive safeguarding procedures (including due diligence and complaints handling) in accordance with best safeguarding practice from time to time with the aim of ensuring that all children and adults at risk are provided with safe environments and generally as necessary
- to promote the interests of the council
- to maintain our own accounts and records
- to seek your views, opinions and comments
- to notify you of changes to our facilities, services, events and staff, councillors and other role holders.
- to send you communications which you have requested and that may be of interest to you
- these may include information about campaigns, appeals, other new projects or initiatives
- to process relevant financial transactions including grants and payments for goods and services supplied to the Council
- to allow the statistical analysis of data so we can plan the provision of services
- our processing may also include the use of CCTV systems for the prevention and prosecution of crime.