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- Test Purchasing and Enforcement Privacy Notice
- Last updated
- Wednesday, 1 November 2023
- Introduction
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The Responsible Retailers Scheme is aimed at retailers who sell age-restricted products including alcohol, cigarettes and knives to name a few. The scheme encourages retailers to be responsible to help reduce crime, antisocial behaviour and poor health across the borough, which could be related to the use and abuse of age-restricted products. It also aims to give residents peace of mind when shopping and protect them from harm.
We employ volunteers who will accompany a team of public protection officers, to visit a number of traders in the borough, under strict guidelines to ensure the safety of the volunteers at all times. We then undertake programmed test purchase surveys of age restricted products to check compliance.
We also investigate service requests and complaints and where necessary take appropriate and proportionate enforcement action, including prosecutions. If the need arises enforcement action will be taken in accordance with the Authority’s agreed Enforcement and Prosecution Policy.
- What personal information we collect
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We collect personal information to make sure that we can carry out our work. The personal information we collect includes:
- Name
- Address and contact details including email address
- Age and date of birth
- Identifiers such as National Insurance number, passport number, driving licence number and vehicle registration number
- Photographs
- Employment data
- Criminal or offending information
- Who we collect personal information about
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- Business owners
- Offenders
- Complainants
- Individuals
- How we use personal information
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- Maintain accounts and records
- Conduct surveys or reviews
- Undertake licensing and regulatory activity
- Prevent and prosecute crime
- Provide commercial services
- Safeguard the welfare of children and young people
- Enforce regulatory powers
- Process applications, requests and appeals
- Undertake investigations and audits
- Why we use your personal information
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We're required by law to ensure that retailers are responsible to help reduce crime, antisocial behaviour and poor health across the borough. This is detailed in legislation and guidance including:
- Clean Neighbourhoods and Environment Act 2005
- Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976
- Trade Descriptions Act 1968
- The Tobacco Products (Traceability and Security Features) Regulations 2019
We're allowed to process personal and sensitive data for the following reasons under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) Articles and the Data Protection Act:
- Necessary to comply with a legal obligation
- For a public task or statutory function
- Substantial public interest
- Interests of public health
- Who we share your personal information with
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- Council departments
- Other public bodies and authorities
- Courts and tribunals
- Law enforcement and prosecuting agencies
- Licensing authorities
- Ombudsman and regulatory bodies
- Partner agencies
- Elected members
- Automated decision about your personal information
- This service doesn't make any decisions using computers or programmes that don't involve a human being when using your personal information.
- How long we keep your personal information
- We keep personal information collected as part of this process for a minimum of 6 years from the date of collection, or for an additional length of time if necessary.
- Transferring personal information beyond the EEA
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This service doesn't transfer your information outside the European Economic Area (EEA).
We do not routinely share data with any organisation outside the UK, but our website is available across the internet and we communicate with applicants and stakeholders wherever they are.
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