Data Protection Act 1998 Privacy Policy
To enable the Council to administer its services and to tackle fraud and serious crime, all or part of the personal information provided to the Council by its customers, including information on the Electoral Register, may be disclosed or supplied to external organisations or bodies e.g. Audit Commission, Courts, Bailiffs, Department of Works and Pensions,
HM Revenue and Customs and any other charging authority that are legally entitled to the information and may also be disclosed to the Council’s external auditors for the following purposes. Disclosure will be made in such a way as not to cause unwarranted detriment to any individual:
- the prevention or detection of crime;
- the apprehension or prosecution of offenders;
- the assessment or collection of any tax or duty in any case where failure to disclose would be likely to prejudice any of those matters;
- data matching initiatives with other statutory bodies for the purposes of fraud prevention and detection.
All or part of the information provided may also be used for electoral registration purposes and by other Departments of the Council for purposes connected with the collection of Council debts or to assist in other statutory functions such as Environmental Health or Planning.
The Council may check the information provided by its customers or information about its customers provided by a third party against other information held by the Council.
The Council may also obtain information from third parties or provide information to them to check the accuracy of information supplied by its customers.
The Council may make a search (including making enquiries about principal directors) with a Credit Reference Agency.
The Credit Reference Agency will keep a record of that search and may share the information with other businesses.
All personal data is kept accurate, up to date and secure to prevent accidental loss destruction or damage.
The extent of the measures taken by the Council will depend upon the sensitivity of the information. Personal data will not be kept for longer than is necessary for their purpose.
Council customers have a right of access to their personal data and the right to check and correct the information and may pursue a query or complaint on matters related to their personal data.
Further information on access rights may be obtained by contacting
The Data Protection Officer,
Dartford Borough Council
Civic Centre
Home Gardens
Dartford Kent
DA1 1DR
DX:142726 DARTFORD 7
Email:dataprotection@dartford.gov.uk
