Data Protection Act 1998

The Data Protection Act exists to protect all personal information held by organisations such as the Council. It also gives individuals the right to know what information is being held about them, known as a Subject Access Request.

Personal Information Held

A full list of the types of information held by the Council, known as the 'Register of Notifications' is held by the Information Commissioner.

You can search this list by visiting the Data Protection Public Register. You will need to enter the notifacation number Z7097798 or you can enter Gedling Borough Council.

We use information about individuals to carry out specific functions for which we are responsible and in turn provide you with services you require.

We are under a duty to protect the public funds that we administer and, to this end, may also use the information that you have provided for:

The prevention & detection of fraud.
To support national fraud initiatives; this may include your information being used in data matching exercises.

Sharing Information

We may share your information with other bodies administering or in receipt of public funds for this purpose. There may be times when we will be required to disclose information by law or for the purposes of preventing or detecting crime or in connection with legal proceedings.

Do we need your consent to share information about you?

Not necessarily. Information sharing can take place without your consent, but will be done in a way which is reasonable and expected. However, in some cases, information may be shared without you knowing about it, e.g. where telling you about the sharing would be likely to prejudice a criminal investigation.

What does the Act require us to do?

The Act works in three ways:

It states that anyone who processes personal information must comply with eight principles;
It requires anyone who processes personal information to notify the Information Commissioner; and
It provides individuals with important rights, including the right to find out what personal information is held about them.