Asset Management Privacy Notice

We manage the land and property belonging to the council. We're responsible for:

• Management and letting of premises leased to third parties.
• Industrial estates management including new lettings.
• Management of garage plots, garden plots, agricultural and grazing land.
• Management of temporary lettings, rights of way licences, bore hole licences, site compound licences.
• Sales of council owned land and buildings.
• Preparation of asset and rating valuations.
• Acquisition of properties through Compulsory Purchase Orders (CPOs) and agreement.
• Valuations of council owned land and property.
• Land surveys.
• Property review and corporate property advice.
• Special projects linked to affordable housing programmes and regeneration.
• Staff accommodation moves.
• Staff move frequently asked questions (FAQs), process flow charts and change request forms.
• Management of Council occupied buildings.

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.
• Financial information such as bank details.

When we collect personal information it may be about:

• Homeowners.
• Business owners.
• Employees.
• Tenants and prospective tenants.
• Landlords and prospective landlords.
• Vendors and prospective vendors.
• Purchasers and prospective purchasers.

We use your personal information to:

• Maintain accounts and records.
• Manage assets and property, including lettings and lease termination.
• Provide leisure and cultural services.
• Provide non-commercial services.
• Process applications, requests and appeals.
• Undertake investigations and audits.

We're required by law to provide an Asset Management service. This is detailed in legislation and guidance including:

• Section 123 of the Local Government Act 1972
• Local Authorities (Land) Act 1963
• Town and Country Planning Act 1959
• Compulsory Purchase Act 1965
• Compulsory Purchase (Vesting Declarations) Act 1981
• Acquisition of Land Act 1981
• Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1976

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:

• To comply with a legal obligation.
• For a public task or statutory function.
• For performance of a contract.

We collect information from and disclose information to individuals and organisations that can support our work including:

• Council departments.
• Elected members.
• Service providers.

• About the council

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