Asylum seekers privacy notice

Monday to Friday, between 9am and 5pm.

The reasons we use your data

  • equality monitoring
  • research including consultations
  • service delivery
  • service improvement and planning
  • statutory requirements. For example, reporting to Government

Why we are allowed to use your data

  • Customer Support Grant – welfare provision
  • Fraud Act 2006
  • Housing Benefit Regulations 2006
  • Local Government Act 1972
  • Local Government Finance Act 1988
  • Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
  • Social Security Administration Act 1992
  • Social Security Contributions Act
  • The Equality Act 2010
  • The Local Government Finance Act 1992
  • The Local Government Finance Act 2012
  • The Localism Act 2011
  • The Welfare Reform Act 2012

Who we can share your data with

  • contractors providing revenues and benefits services. For example, off-site processing, personal budgeting support and emergency food provision and IT services
  • education providers
  • elected members
  • enforcement agents
  • Government departments. For example, HMRC, DWP and DCLG
  • Government departments
  • immigration service
  • internal council departments. For example, empty homes and environmental health
  • judicial agencies. For example, courts and tribunals
  • Police

Changes to this privacy notice

We keep our privacy notice under regular review. This privacy notice was last updated on 12 February 2019.

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