Read our privacy notice for information on how we collect, store and process your data.
The council is the data controller for purposes of the Data Protection Act (2018) and EU General Data Protection Regulation as of May 2018 and is registered as a data controller with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
Brighton & Hove City Council are committed to protecting your personal information. As a data controller we have a responsibility to make sure you know why and how your personal information is being collected in accordance with relevant data protection law.
We are collecting your data for the purpose of updating your licence, permit, registration, certificate or consent with the new details you provide, which may include a new photograph. We will check your reference number against our records to ensure we are updating your information correctly.
We have a legal obligation to process personal information, specifically working within either the Licensing Act 2003, Gambling Act 2005, Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1982 or the Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013. Processing special category data is done so under substantial public interest, specifically the Data Protection Act (2018), Schedule 1, Part 2, Paragraph 6 ‘statutory etc. and government purposes’.
Your data may be shared internally with other Regulatory Services Teams, Legal Services, Democratic Services and Licensing Councillors. It may also be necessary to share information externally with the Police, Immigration and other local authorities. We will also add your information to the licensing public register.
We will hold your data for the length of time you hold a licence plus six years. Should you surrender your licence, or your licence is revoked, we will hold your data for six years from the date of that decision.
Your information is not processed outside of the European Economic Area.
Under GDPR you have certain rights concerning your information.
Check your rights in relation to your personal information.
If you have a concern about how we collect or use your personal data you can contact the Council’s Data Protection Officer.
We aim to resolve all complaints about how we handle personal information. You also have the right to make a complaint about data protection to the Information Commissioner's Office.
Contact them by post: Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF or phone 0303 1231 113.
You can also make a complaint or find out more information on the Commissioner's Office website.
If your complaint is not about data protection, find details on how to make a complaint about a council service.