Your Personal Data
What information do we need?
51³Ô¹ÏÃâ·ÑApp and Bute Council will act as the ‘Data Controller’ for the personal data you provide to us. The Data Protection Officer, who is responsible for ensuring personal data is managed in accordance with data protection legislation, can be contacted as follows:
Address: Legal and Regulatory Support, Kilmory, Lochgilphead, 51³Ô¹ÏÃâ·ÑApp PA31 8RT.
Email: data.protection@argyll-bute.gov.uk Telephone: 01546 605522
The survey is anonymous (albeit you can provide your name, telephone number and/or your email address should you request follow-up support) but we will collect personal information relating to you and your family, your household finances, your work and employment status and some final thoughts. This information you provide will be aggregated and anonymised for reporting purposes, but should you request follow-up your name and contact details will be passed to the Employability Team.
Why we need this information?
Your information you provide is being collected for the following purposes
To allow us to reduce child poverty and improve family wellbeing in 51³Ô¹ÏÃâ·ÑApp and Bute
To allow us to provide appropriate advice and support to you, should you request follow-up support
You have no obligation to respond to this survey.
The lawful basis for collecting your information in these circumstances is Article 6(1)(a) - Consent
What will we do with your information?
Your information will be aggregated to produce anonymised statistics that we may share with third sector partners and future plans as part of our duty to reduce child poverty and family wellbeing in 51³Ô¹ÏÃâ·ÑApp and Bute through Employability Support.
All of the information we collect from you will be processed by staff in the United Kingdom. Your data will be stored on servers located within the United Kingdom; the data will not be processed outside the European Union. We will take all reasonable steps to ensure that your data is kept securely and more information on how we do this can be requested from the Data Protection Officer.
How long will we keep your information?
We will keep your information for a maximum of 1 year, after this period it will be destroyed under secure arrangements if it is no longer required for the lawful purpose for which it was obtained. More information on our retention policy and procedure can be obtained from the Data Protection Officer if required.
What other purposes would we like to use your information for?
Your personal information will not be used for any other purposes other than those already indicated.
Automated Decision Making
No automated decision making happens with your personal information.
Your Rights
When you provide information to the Council, you will have the following rights:
- to withdraw consent at any time, where the lawful basis specified above is consent
- to lodge a complaint with the Information Commissioner’s Office – see below for details
- to request access to your personal data – please contact the Data Protection Officer if you wish to submit a request.
- to data portability, where the legal basis specified above is i) consent or ii) performance of a contract
- to request rectification or erasure of your personal data, as far as the legislation permits – please contact the Data Protection Officer and provide details of what data you wish to be rectified or erased.
You can find out more about your rights in relation to data protection here: or from the Data Protection Officer by telephone or in writing, as detailed above.
Information Commissioner’s Office
The ICO is the UK’s independent body set up to uphold information rights.
Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire, SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113 Email: casework@ico.org.uk
The Information Commissioner’s Office – Scotland
45 Melville Street, Edinburgh, EH3 7HL Telephone: 0303 123 1115 Email: Scotland@ico.org.uk
