Privacy Statement

Stevenage Borough Council regards your privacy as important and complies with the Data Protection Act 1998. We will only use any personal information you send us for the purposes for which you provide it. We will only hold your information for as long as necessary for these purposes and will not pass it to any other parties unless consent is obtained.

All employees who have access to your personal data, and are associated with the handling of that data, are obliged to respect the confidentiality of your personal data. All communications to us are protected against unauthorised access by third parties.

Upon request, we will inform you whether your personal information is stored by us. You may also write to Data Protection Officer, Stevenage Borough Council, Daneshill House, Danestrete, Stevenage , Herts , SG1 1HN , to ask for a copy of your information.  Alternatively, you could complete a Subject Access Request form and we will respond within 40 days to your request for information sent by post. Stevenage Borough Council reserve the right to charge a fee for requesting personal data.

Stevenage Borough Council tries to keep the information we have about you accurate and up-to-date. If, however, there are errors in your data, we will erase, rectify or amend that information upon request.

If you have concerns about the processing of your personal data by Stevenage Borough Council, you may contact the Data Protection Officer, Stevenage Borough Council, Daneshill House, Danestrete, Stevenage, Herts SG1 1HN or the Information Commissioner, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.