Service: Public Health

Processing Activity: Anti Social Behaviour and Safeguarding

The Data Controller, Mid Devon District Council, Phoenix House, Phoenix Lane, Tiverton, EX16 6PP.

Tel: 01884 255255

Email: customerservices@middevon.gov.uk

Mid Devon District Council (MDDC) is registered as a data controller with the Information Commission (registration number Z5826451).

The Data Protection Officer: email:dpo@middevon.gov.uk

How and what we collect:

The Council works in collaboration with other partners to reduce crime and disorder through tackling issues such as anti-social behaviour, drug and alcohol misuse, re-offending and the fear of crime. The lawful basis for the processing of personal information is legal obligation and public interest, or in the exercise of official authority vested in us.

We MAY collect the following information to meet our obligations in relation to Anti-Social Behaviour and Community Safety:

• Name
• Aliases
• Address
• Date of birth
• Gender
• Telephone number
• Email address
• CCTV footage and photographs
• Mental and physical health
• Family details (including children and young people’s)
• Lifestyle and social circumstances
• Sexual orientation
• Criminal convictions
• Ethnic or racial origin
• Religious beliefs
• Political beliefs
• Trade union affiliation
• Financial details
• Genetic data
• Biometric data
• Details of injuries sustained
• Treatment/medication received
• Housing tenure and tenancy information
• Social care support outcomes

We collect the above information via the following methods:

• Information provided by yourself
• Information provided by witnesses/victims
• Information provided by partner organisations
• Through the criminal justice system

Why we collect your data:

Why we collect your data:

We are collecting your personal data for the following purposes:

• To enable us to meet all legal and statutory obligations and powers including any delegated functions.
• To carry out safeguarding procedures in order to protect vulnerable adults and children from harm or injury.
• The prevention, detection and investigation of crime and disorder.
• To process reports of Anti-Social Behaviour
• To respond to civil offences
• The instigation of legal proceedings.

 

We are required by the following laws to process your personal data appropriately:

• Data Protection Act 2018
• Anti-Social Behaviour Act 2003
• Anti-Social Behaviour Crime and Policing Act 2014
• Crime and Disorder Act 1998
• Housing Act 2004
• NHS Act 2006
• Children Act 1989
• Mental Capacity Act 2005
• MAPPA
• MARAC

The above list is not exhaustive.

Note: Where information is processed under law enforcement powers, The Council may process data under a different framework, for more details, please see our Appropriate Guidance Document.

Who will receive and see the personal data

We MAY share your information with the following third parties for the reasons detailed above:

• Other Council Departments such as Mid Devon Housing or Legal Services etc.
• Devon and Cornwall Police (and neighbouring forces when required)
• Police and Crime Commissioners Office
• Devon County Council
• Central Government
• Department of Work and Pensions
• Trading Standards
• Fire and Rescue Service
• Housing Landlords/Associations
• Ministry of Justice i.e. Prisons
• National Probation Service
• Youth Offending Services
• Education Bodies such as Schools
• Social Services
• NHS/Care Providers
• Mental Health Services
• Substance Misuse Agencies

Your personal information will be stored securely and will not be accessible to anyone else, including other services within the Council, unless detailed above.

Retention

All your personal information will be held by us only for as long as is necessary and then in accordance with any legal requirements imposed upon us and the MDDC’s retention schedule. For more information please go to our website to view our Retention Schedule.

Transferring personal information outside of the EU

Your personal information will not be transferred outside the EU or to any international organisations by the Council. It should be noted that the Council has no control over those accessing its online public registers nor what someone does with any information they obtain from them.

Your rights

Whatever our use of your personal information you have the right of access to that personal information (this means confirmation that we are using your personal information, access to it as well as other detail) and the right to seek rectification if the information is inaccurate.

 As we are processing your personal data on the basis of public task and legal obligation, you have the right to object and to restrict processing.

 Also, if you object to our use of your personal information and there is no overriding legitimate interest for us to continue using it or we have used your personal information unlawfully or it is no longer necessary for us to have the personal information, the right to erasure is also available to you.

Details on each of these rights and to how you exercise can be found on our website Here.  

Complaints

If you are dissatisfied with the way the Council has used your personal information, then you may wish in the first instance to make a complaint to the Data Protection Officer. This can be done by;

Writing to: Data Protection Officer, Mid Devon District Council, Phoenix House, Phoenix Lane, Tiverton, EX16 6PP.

You can also email: DPO@middevon.gov.uk .

Alternatively, or if you remain dissatisfied following your complaint to the Data Protection Officer, you may lodge a complaint with The Information Commission. The Information Commission is the UK’s independent body set up to uphold information rights. They can help and advise you on all matters relating to data protection.  

email: casework@ico.org.uk

Write to them

Information Commission

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

Tel: 0303 123 1113