Registration Number: Z5653111
Date Registered: 17 August 2001 Registration Expires: 16 August 2017
Data Controller: Leicestershire County Council
County Hall
Glenfield
Leicestershire
LE3 8RA
This data controller states that it is a public authority under the
Freedom of Information Act 2000 or a Scottish public authority under the
Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002
This register entry describes, in very general terms, the personal data being processed by:
Leicestershire County Council
Nature of work - County Council
Description of Processing
The following is a very broad description of the way this organisation/data controller processes personal information. To understand how your own personal information is processed you may need to refer to any personal communications you have received, check any privacy notices the organisation has provided or contact the organisation directly to ask about your personal circumstances.
Reasons/purposes for processing information
We process personal information to enable us to provide a range of government services to local people and businesses which include:
- maintaining our own accounts and records
- supporting and managing our employees
- marketing our local tourism
- carrying out health and public awareness campaigns
- managing our property
- providing leisure and cultural services
- provision of education
- carrying out surveys
- administering the assessment and collection of taxes and other revenue including benefits and grants
- licensing and regulatory activities
- local fraud initiatives
- the provision of social services
- crime prevention and prosecution offenders including the use of CCTV
- corporate administration and all activities we are required to carry out as a data controller and public authority
- undertaking research
- the provision of all commercial services including the administration and enforcement of parking regulations and restrictions
- the provision of all non-commercial activities including refuse collections from residential properties,
- internal financial support and corporate functions
- managing archived records for historical and research reasons
- data matching under local and national fraud initiatives
- consultancy and advisory services
- debt administration and factoring
- information and databank administration
- trading/sharing in personal information
- public health
- registration of births, marriages and deaths
- details of enquiries/complaints
- licences and certificates held
- enable us to buy, sell, promote and advertise our products and services
- information about offences/alleged offences
we also process personal information in connection with the administration of services for the county registrar, HM coronors office, youth offending services and the eastern shires publishing organisation.
Type/Classes of information processed
We process information relevant to the above reasons/purposes which may include:
- personal details
- family details
- lifestyle and social circumstances
- goods and services
- financial details
- employment and education details
- housing needs
- visual images, personal appearance and behaviour
- licenses or permits held
- student and pupil records
- business activities
- case file information
- births and deaths data
We also process sensitive classes of information that may include:
- physical or mental health details
- racial or ethnic origin
- trade union membership
- political affiliation
- political opinions
- offences (including alleged offences)
- religious or other beliefs of a similar nature
- criminal proceedings, outcomes and sentences
- sexual life
Who information is processed about
We process personal information about:
- customers/people we help (including children and young people)
- family, associates or representatives of the person whose persoanl data we are processing
- suppliers
- employees/staff, persons contracted to provide a service
- claimants
- complainants, enquirers or their representatives
- professional advisers and consultants
- students and pupils
- carers or representatives
- landlords
- recipients of benefits
- witnesses/victims
- offenders and suspected offenders
- licence and permit holders
- traders and others subject to inspection
- people captured by CCTV images (including staff)
- representatives of other organisations
- holders of public office
- service providers
- advisers, consultants and other professional experts
- police officers
- investigators
- church contracts and ministers of religion
Who information may be shared with
We sometimes need to share information with the individuals we process information about and other organisations. Where this is necessary we are required to comply with all aspects of the data protection act. What follows is a description of the types of organisations we may need to share some of the personal information we process with for one or more reasons.
Where necessary or required we share information with:
- customers
- family, associates or representatives of the person whose personal data we are processing
- current past and prospective employers
- healthcare, social and welfare organisations
- educators and examining bodies
- providers of goods and services
- financial organisations
- debt collection and tracing agencies
- private investigators
- service providers
- local and central government
- ombudsman and regulatory authorities
- press and the media
- professional advisers and consultants
- courts and tribunals
- trade unions
- political organisations
- professional advisers
- credit reference agencies
- professional bodies
- survey and research organisations
- police forces
- housing associations and landlords
- voluntary and charitable organisations
- religious organisations
- students and pupils including their relatives, guardians, carers or representatives
- data processors
- other police forces, non-home office police forces
- regulatory bodies
- courts, prisons
- customs and excise
- local and central government
- international law enforcement agencies and bodies
- security companies
- partner agencies, approved organisations and individuals working with the police,
- licensing authorities
- service providers
- press and the media
- healthcare professionals, social and welfare advisers
- current past and prospective employers and examining bodies
- law enforcement and prosecuting authorities
- legal representatives, defence solicitors
- police complaints authority
- the disclosure and barring service
- coronors
- auditors
- the youth justice board
- embassies
- the registrar general and registrar general for scotland
- church contacts, clergy/ministers of religion
- other companies within the same group
- judges, magistrates, courts, tribunals and prosecuting authorities
- traders in personal data
- suppliers
- recruitment/employment agencies
- business associates
Consultancy and Advisory Services
Information is processed for consultancy and advisory services that are offered. For this reason the information processed may include name, contact details, family details, financial details, and the goods and services provided. This information may be about customers and clients. Where necessary this information is shared with the data subject themselves, business associates and other professional advisers, current, past or prospective employers and service providers.
Trading and Sharing Personal Information
Personal information is traded and shared as a primary business function. For this reason the information processed may include name, contact details, family details, financial details, employment details, and goods and services. This information may be about customers and clients. The information may be traded or shared with business associates and professional advisers, agents, service providers, customers and clients, and traders in personal data.
Transfers
It may sometimes be necessary to transfer personal information overseas. When this is needed information may be transferred to countries or territories around the world. Any transfers made will be in full compliance with all aspects of the data protection act.
