Data Protection and Privacy Notice

Sharing your data to prevent and detect fraud

We are under a duty to protect the public funds we administer, and we may use your data for the prevention and detection of fraud.

We may also share this with other bodies responsible for auditing or administering public funds. These may include fraud agencies such as the National Fraud Initiative;For further information and contact details, see www.lincoln.gov.uk/dmnotice.

We may also carry out social media investigations where allowed by law for example but not exclusively regarding council tax fraud and housing fraud.

Data Protection Policy

The Council is a data controller and must comply with its legal obligations under the Data Protection Legislation at all times, when handling Personal data.

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Special category, criminal offence and law enforcement processing policy

This is the council's appropriate policy document explaining the legal reasons for use of sensitive personal data such as special category data, for example health data, personal data about criminal offences and law enforcement.

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Privacy Notices for Services

Read our privacy notices for City of Lincoln Council services

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Data Subject Access Request Form

Make a request to access your personal data held by the City of Lincoln Council

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