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Freedom of Information (FOI) and Data Protection (DP)

Data protection
Data protection laws protect your privacy and ensure that your personal data is processed fairly and lawfully
Our Freedom of Information publication scheme
Categories of information we must make publicly available
Surveillance powers
Legislation covering our use of covert surveillance to detect or stop a criminal offence
Complain about the outcome of your information request
What to do if you are unhappy with how we handled your request
Reuse of information
Information concerning the re-use of the Council's materials
Freedom of Information requests
How to submit a Freedom of Information request
Freedom of Information – what we can't tell you
Why certain information is withheld from the public
Access to deceased person's records
How to request access to the personal information of a deceased person held by the Council
Corporate Governance in East Sussex County Council
Summary of our achievements in 2020/21 as well as recent successes