Community Safety Partnership

Who do you keep information about?

We keep information about any individual who resides in, visits or works in the borough who is at risk of becoming involved in or is involved in or is the victim of criminality

Why do you keep information about me?

We keep information about you to allows the Council in partnership with other Responsible Authorities to maintain and improve community safety in the borough.

We are relying on the following UK GDPR conditions to process your personal data, special category personal data and criminal offence data:

• Processing is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of official authority vested in the controller;
• Processing is necessary for reasons of substantial public interest on the basis of domestic law which is proportionate to the aim pursued and which contains appropriate safeguards; and
• Schedule 1 of the DPA 2018, Part 2, Paragraphs 10 and 18.

This processing is underpinned by the Crime and Disorder Act (1998), Criminal Justice and Court Services Act (2000), Police and Justice Act (2006)and other relevant acts.

Who can see my information?

Responsible Authorities who are members of the Community Safety Partnership, this includes the Local Authority, the Police, the NHS, the Fire Service and the National Probation Service.

How do you store the information you keep about me?

We store information relating to the Community Safety Partnership on our secure IT systems, which hare ISO27001 and PSN certified.  We share information about individuals via secure email with other Responsible Authorities.

How long do you keep information about me?

We will retain records relating to the Community Safety Partnership permanently. 

We will only keep personal data about individuals in emails for as long as is necessary and at most 14 months.  This information is destroyed securely when we no longer need it.

How did the Council get my personal data?

We got your data from other Responsible Authorities and members of the Community Safety Partnership.

In cases where your personal data was obtained from a source other than yourself or your representative, we will inform you of the origin of the information within 1 month, unless that information is being used to contact you, in which case, that information should be provided to you at the latest, upon first communication with you.  However, it is not necessary to provide that information in cases where you already possess the information, where recording or disclosure is expressly laid down in law or where provision of the information proves impossible or would involve disproportionate effort. 

What sort of information do you keep?

We may use the following information about you to make sure that we provide you with the right service, advice or support.  We will only use the minimum amount of information necessary to do so and will take every reasonable step to ensure the information is accurate. 

Personal data:

• Name
• Identification number
• Location data
• One or more factors specific to the:
  • physical
  • physiological
  • mental
  • economic
  • cultural
  • social identity of that natural person.

Special categories of personal data:

• Racial or ethnic origin
• Political opinions
• Religious or philosophical beliefs
• Data concerning health
• Data concerning a natural person’s sex life or sexual orientation.