Personal data is collected and stored so that we can provide you with the services you have requested and fulfil our role and obligations as a local authority, such as collecting housing tax and rent, granting housing allowances, collecting household waste, planning and controlling buildings, and the maintenance of a register of services provided. Normally, the Commission must respond within one calendar month of receiving your properly completed request for access to data subjects. In certain circumstances, this deadline may be extended, but if this is the case, the Council will contact you for explanations. There is usually no fee for each request, but again, the GDPR allows costs to be passed on in certain circumstances. From time to time, the Council will conduct research on a variety of topics. When using personal data for research purposes, the data is usually anonymized in order to avoid identifying an individual unless consent has been given for the use of the personal data. Babergh & Mid Suffolk Boards act as data controllers registered with the Information Commissioner You can search for the advice register entry, which contains a general description of the personal data used for the use of the register of data controllers Your consent is not required where we are required by law to assist in the prevention and detection of crime. For example, through the national anti-fraud initiative or if the information is needed to perform a legal function such as collecting the municipal tax. As a general rule, the information we hold about you has been collected for a specific purpose and does not require your consent in certain circumstances, such as a legal obligation (payment of housing tax) or a public mission (waste collection and disposal). For out-of-hours calls for emergency repairs to municipal properties (or to report unsafe structures), call 0808 168 7794 Follow us on Twitter and Facebook to stay up-to-date on council news and announcements. The councils` building control team has won three regional awards at the annual Local Authority Building Excellence Awards (LABC) and will move on to the national final in London in January 2023.
The information you provide when you complete and return a form, electronically or on paper, will be stored in accordance with applicable data protection laws. You can also contact us by other means (see below). Our telephone lines are open Monday to Friday from 8:45 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. On Tuesdays, the lines open a little later at 10:00. If you are still not satisfied with the decision after an internal review, you have the right to appeal to the Office of the Information Commissioner. If you have chosen 5 for scheduling, you have the following options: Your consent may be required if we want to use the data for other purposes. For example, we collect your name and address so that we can send council tax bills, but we need your consent when we use this information to send you something else at another time.
Please first try to resolve your request online, by email or by phone. For mobile text messaging service for hearing-impaired customers, telephone 07827 842833 Hadleigh Library 27-29 High Street Hadleigh, Ipswich IP7 5AG Computerized data matching helps identify potentially fraudulent requests and payments. If a match is found, it may indicate that there is an inconsistency that requires further investigation. Fraud, error or any other explanation cannot be presumed until an investigation has been conducted. In providing services to you, we ask for a wide range of information, some of which is personal. Personal data may include (for example) information used for the assessment and collection of municipal taxes and corporate tax rates, payment of benefits, administration of grants and loans, applications for accommodation and housing, and waste collection. The use of data by Cabinet Office in a data matching exercise is done with legal authority under Part 6 of the Local Audit and Accountability Act, 2014. It does not require the consent of data subjects in accordance with the GDPR 2018.
Meeting the needs of local businesses and residents while curbing climate change – Babergh and Mid Suffolk County Councils have outlined their plans to improve parking coverage over the next 20 years. If you do not understand what you have read, you can contact us online. Suffolk Public Sector Leaders (SPSL) today unanimously agreed funding to create a new Energy Poverty Renovation Team to help those most affected by the rising cost of living. All application forms and inquiries must explain why we need the requested information and whether or not we need your consent. Rights in relation to automated decision-making and profiling – You have the right to know whether your personal data is being used in an automated process that could lead to an adverse decision against you. If the personal data we receive from you is used in the above processes, we will inform you at the time of collection. Tuesday from 10:00 to 17:00Friday from 9:00 to 16:30 More information on Suffolk County Council`s visitor facilities Call 0300 1234000 to be connected to any council service. Use Suffolk County Council`s online public rights of way reporting tool If you wish to complain about the way your request has been handled, your complaint will be treated as a second stage complaint in accordance with our complaints procedure.