Asylum seekers privacy notice

The reasons we use your data

• Equality monitoring
• Research including consultations
• Service delivery
• Service improvement and planning
  
• Statutory requirements. For example: reporting to Government

Why we are allowed to use your data

• Customer Support Grant – Welfare provision
• Fraud Act 2006
• Housing Benefit Regulations 2006
• Local Government Act 1972
• Local Government Finance Act 1988
• Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000
• Social Security Administration Act 1992
• Social Security Contributions Act
• The Equality Act 2010
• The Local Government Finance Act 1992
• The Local Government Finance Act 2012
• The Localism Act 2011
• The Welfare Reform Act 2012

Who we can share your data with

• Contractors providing revenues and benefits services (for example: off-site processing, personal budgeting support and emergency food provision) and IT services
• Education providers
• Elected members
• Enforcement agents
• Government departments. For example: HMRC, DWP, DCLG
• Government departments
• Immigration service
• Internal council departments (for example: empty homes, environmental health)
• Judicial Agencies. For example: courts, tribunals
• Police