Data Protection and Privacy Notice

Why we need your data

We need your personal data to provide you with services. These include services to.

  • protect and support you
  • maintain and improve the city
  • process your housing and benefits applications
  • collect council tax

We also need your personal data to.

  • manage services provided to you
  • train our staff to deliver services
  • check the quality of services
  • check our spending on services
  • research and improve services for you
  • deal with any enquiries or complaints you may have

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.

Read our policy

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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