Privacy notice - Supported Housing Strategy for East Sussex
Overview
This Privacy notice covers the public engagement on the key findings from a strategic needs assessment for supported housing and the draft priorities for the new supported housing strategy for East Sussex. The strategy is being developed in partnership between Eastbourne, Hastings, Lewes, Rother, Wealden and East Sussex Councils.
East Sussex County Council takes data protection seriously. Please be assured that your information will be used appropriately in line with data protection legislation, will be stored securely and will not be processed unless the requirements for fair and lawful processing can be met. This is inline with our responsibilities as a data controller.
What information is being used?
No personal information is required as part of the survey response. Please do not include any personal data in your response.
How will your information be used?
The feedback people provide through the survey will help us develop the priorities and key areas of work for the new supported housing strategy for East Sussex. Please do not include any personal data in your response.
We aim to maintain high standards, adopt best practice for our record keeping and regularly check and report on how we are doing. Your information is never sold for direct marketing purposes.
Our staff are trained to handle your information correctly and protect your confidentiality and privacy.
Your information is processed in the UK or in a country with an adequacy agreement with the UK.
What is the lawful basis for processing your information?
Supported Housing (Regulatory Oversight) Act 2023 (SHROA) - section 2 of the Act states: (1) A local housing authority in England must— (a) carry out a review of the supported exempt accommodation in its district, and (b)in the light of that review, publish a strategy, to be known as a “supported housing strategy”, for the provision of supported exempt accommodation in its district. and (4)The social services authority in respect of a district in England must give the local housing authority for that district (where that is a different authority) such assistance in connection with the carrying out of its duties under this section as the local housing authority may reasonably require. The Children Act (1989 & 2004) - Section 20 of the Act requires "every local authority shall provide accommodation for any child in need within their area who has reached the age of sixteen and whose welfare the authority consider is likely to be seriously prejudiced if they do not provide him with accommodation." Housing Act 1996 - part vii of the Act requires local authorities to provide temporary and permanent accommodation for eligible individuals. Mental Health Act 1983 - Section 117 requires the NHS and social care authorities to provide aftercare accommodation. Health & Social Care Act 2001 - gives local authorities powers to funding independent supported living arrangements Care Act 2014 -section 8 requires authorities to have consideration of the suitability of an individuals living accommodation.
We will also be processing equalities data through our About You survey, in line with the Equalities Act 2010 and Data Protection Act 2018. The equalities data may only be personally identifiable when you supply your post code, as post codes can sometimes be specific a single dwelling. Providing equalities information is not mandatory to participate in the survey about the housing partnership strategy priorities. Please read the privacy notice for the About You survey.
How long will your information be kept for?
Two years from the end of the survey. Retention schedule held by consultation team in Adult Social Care. Class code CN1.12 – communications with the public.
Sharing your information
Any sharing of personal data is always done:
- on case-by-case basis
- using the minimum personal data necessary
- with the appropriate security controls in place
- in line with legislation.
Information is only shared with those agencies and bodies who have a "need to know" or where you have consented to the sharing of your personal data to such persons.
We may use the information we hold about you to assist in the detection and prevention of crime or fraud. We may also share this information with other bodies that inspect and manage public funds.
Your rights
Under data protection legislation, you have the right:
- to be informed why, where and how we use your information
- to ask for access to your information
- to ask for your information to be corrected if it is inaccurate or incomplete
- to ask for your information to be deleted or removed where there is no need for us to continue processing it
- to ask us to restrict the use of your information
- to ask us to copy or transfer your information from one IT system to another in a safe and secure way, without impacting the quality of the information
- to object to how your information is used
- to challenge any decisions made without human intervention (automated decision making)
Please visit data subject rights for further details.
How to find out more or complain
Should you have any further queries on the uses of your information, please speak directly to our service:
Public Health
East Sussex County Council
County Hall, St Anne’s Crescent
Lewes, East Sussex
BN7 1UE
Email: Public Health
Making a data protection complaint
You have the right to complain if you consider that the Council has not handled your personal information in accordance with data protection law.
You can make a complaint by contacting our Customer Services Team:
- details on our data protection page.
Alternatively, you can contact our Data Protection Officer:
Data Protection Officer
Email: dpo@eastsussex.gov.uk
Address:
Data Protection Officer
East Sussex County Council, County Hall
St Anne's Crescent
Lewes
East Sussex
BN7 1UE
We will:
- acknowledge your complaint within 30 days of receiving it;
- take appropriate steps to investigate and respond to your complaint; and
- tell you the outcome of your complaint without undue delay.
Further information about how we handle data protection complaints, including how to make a complaint and what information you should provide, is available on our data protection complaints page.
Complaining to the Information Commissioner
If you are dissatisfied with the Council’s response, you can ask the Information Commissioner’s Office to consider your complaint. The Information Commissioner will normally expect you to have raised your concerns with the Council first.
Information Commissioner’s Office
Wycliffe House
Water Lane
Wilmslow
Cheshire
SK9 5AF
Telephone: 0303 123 1113
Website: Make a complaint to the ICO