Local Employment Scheme for Construction privacy notice

Privacy notice for information on how we collect, store and process your data.

The data controller for your data

Brighton & Hove City Council is the data controller for purposes of the Data Protection Act (2018) and The General Data Protection Regulation (EU) 2016/679 ("GDPR") and is registered as a data controller with the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) under registration number Z5840053.

Why we’re collecting your data

The council’s Local Employment Scheme collects data from individuals, and third parties, for example, developers, contractors and training organisations, for the following purposes:

  • monitoring the employment and training strategy of a site
  • arrangement, coordination and reporting of training and events
  • assessing an individual’s eligibility for scheme funding
  • monitoring equal opportunities data

What is the legal basis for collecting your data?

The scheme will process personal data under one of the following GDPR legal basis:

  • public task: Article 6(1)(e) - processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or the exercise of official authority vested in the controller

Data we may collect and where we get it from

In the course of providing employment and training opportunities, we may collect the following personal information:

  • name
  • date of birth
  • contact details (address, email, phone number)
  • occupation and employment status
  • qualifications
  • proof of identity and residence

Who we’ll share your data with

We will not share your personal information with third parties, except where required by law or necessary to fulfil our contractual obligations.

We will share personal information with law enforcement or other authorities if required to do so by law.

How long we will keep the data

We will keep your data in accordance with Brighton & Hove City Council’s Retention Schedule.

How your data will be stored

Your data will be stored within the council’s secure network, accessible only by Brighton & Hove City Council staff working as administrators of the Local Employment Scheme for Construction.

Will your data be transferred abroad?

No.

Your data rights

You have a right to a copy of the data held about you, the purposes for it, where it came from and with whom it is shared. This right may be restricted by exemptions in the Data Protection Act 2018 in some circumstances.

You have a right to request that inaccurate data be corrected.

Where data is processed under the lawful basis of public interest, you have a right to object to processing and require the council to consider whether the public interest overrides any impact on your personal privacy.

How to get advice or make a complaint 

Data Protection Officer 

If you have a concern about how we collect or use your personal data you can contact Brighton & Hove City Council’s Data Protection Officer. 

How to make a complaint 

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 (ICO).

To contact the ICO:

  • write to Information Commissioner's Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
  • phone 03031 231 113 

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.