Data Protection

The Data Protection Act 1998 was introduced to protect personal data about you by setting rules and conditions which all users, such as Islington Council (the Act calls us Data Controllers) must obey when obtaining and using information about you. The Act also provides you with certain rights, which the data controllers must respect.

What Are Your Rights?

• To ask if we hold personal information about you
• To ask what we use the information for
• To be given a copy of the information
• To be given details about the purposes for which we use the information and of other organisations or persons to whom it is disclosed
• To ask for incorrect data to be corrected
• To ask us not to use personal information about you for direct marketing

Obtaining Your Own Personal Information

If you wish to make a request to receive information held about you by Islington Council you will need to write to us providing your name and address and any other details that could help us find your information. This request is called a Subject Access Request. There are various circumstances where information may be withheld, in which case this will be explained to you.

You will need to fill out an access request form. This is available by clicking the link at the bottom of this page. A fee of £10 needs to be sent to the address below, with your completed form to see your records. This must be a cheque made payable to "Islington Borough Council"

For more information, contact:

Tracy Phillips
Senior Information Manager
Corporate Resources
Corporate Law and Community Services
Town Hall
Upper Street
London
N1 2UD

Tel: 020 7527 3183
Email: FOIA@islington.gov.uk

Fair Processing Notice

Any personal information you give us is held securely and will be used only for council purposes. Information that was collected for one purpose may be used for another council purpose, unless there are legal restrictions preventing this. Islington may share this information where necessary with other organisations, including (but not limited to) where it is appropriate to protect public funds and/or prevent fraud in line with the National Fraud Initiative guidelines.

Using your information in this way allows us to deliver more efficient services that can be tailored to your individual needs and preferences. All personal information is held in strict confidence.

We are required under Section 6 of the Audit Commission Act 1998 to participate in the National Fraud Initiative data matching exercise. The data held by Islington Council will be used for cross-system and cross authority comparison for the prevention and detection of fraud.